עַם (ʻam) — Folk
Hebrew word study: עַם (ʻam), Strong's H5971. a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flo
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV translation words: folk, men, nation, people.
Strong's H5971 is tagged on 1,871 words in 1,654 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:6 and last appears in Malachi 2:9.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 1654)
- Genesis 11:6 — עַם — a people
- Genesis 14:16 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 17:14 — מֵעַמֶּיהָ — from kinspeoples its
- Genesis 17:16 — עַמִּים — peoples
- Genesis 19:4 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 23:7 — לְעַם — to the people of
- Genesis 23:11 — עַמִּי — people my
- Genesis 23:12 — עַם — the people of
- Genesis 23:13 — עַם — the people of
- Genesis 25:8 — עַמָּיו — kinspeoples his
- Genesis 25:17 — עַמָּיו — kinspeoples his
- Genesis 26:10 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 26:11 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 27:29 — עַמִּים — peoples
- Genesis 28:3 — עַמִּים — peoples
- Genesis 32:7 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 33:15 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 34:16 — לְעַם — into a people
- Genesis 34:22 — לְעַם — into a people
- Genesis 35:6 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 35:29 — עַמָּיו — peoples his
- Genesis 41:40 — עַמִּי — people my
- Genesis 41:55 — הָעָם — the people
- Genesis 42:6 — עַם — the people of
- Genesis 47:21 — הָעָם — the people
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6004 עָמַם (ʻâmam).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H463 אֱלִיעָם (ʼĔlîyʻâm), H593 אֲנִיעָם (ʼĂnîyʻâm), H1109 בִּלְעָם (Bilʻâm), H1151 בֶּן־עַמִּי (Ben-ʻAmmîy), H2991 יִבְלְעָם (Yiblᵉʻâm), H3347 יׇקְדְעָם (Yoqdᵉʻâm), H3360 יְקַמְעָם (Yᵉqamʻâm), H3361 יׇקְמְעָם (Yoqmᵉʻâm), H3362 יׇקְנְעָם (Yoqnᵉʻâm), H3379 יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm), H3421 יׇרְקְעָם (Yorqᵉʻâm), H3434 יָשׇׁבְעָם (Yâshobʻâm) and 14 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʻam (H5971) mean?
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.
How is H5971 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5971 as: folk, men, nation, people..
How often does עַם (ʻam) appear?
Strong's H5971 is tagged on 1,871 words in 1,654 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:6 and last appears in Malachi 2:9.
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