לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm) — Nation

Hebrew word study: לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm), Strong's H3816. a community

HebrewStrong's H3816
Quick definition
Hebrew word
לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm)
Pronounced: leh-ome'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a community

Word study
Derivation: or לְאוֹם; from an unused root meaning to gather;

KJV translation words: nation, people.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3816 is tagged on 31 words in 27 verses across 6 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 25:23 and last appears in Habakkuk 2:13.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

peoples ×8and peoples ×5nations ×5a people ×2and nations ×2and O peoples ×1and a people ×1more than a people ×1peoples of ×1the nations ×1the peoples ×1to a people ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

לְאֻמִּים ×17וּלְאֻמִּים ×8וּלְאֹם ×1וּלְאוּמִּי ×1לְאֹם ×1לְאוֹם ×1לְאוּמִּים ×1מִלְאֹם ×1

Books where it appears most

Isaiah ×11Psalms ×10Genesis ×4Proverbs ×4Jeremiah ×1Habakkuk ×1

Verses (first 25 of 27)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3817 לְאֻמִּים (Lᵉʼummîym).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does lᵉʼôm (H3816) mean?

A community.

How is H3816 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3816 as: nation, people..

How often does לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm) appear?

Strong's H3816 is tagged on 31 words in 27 verses across 6 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 25:23 and last appears in Habakkuk 2:13.