עַם

ampeople
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine1,868 occurrences39 books1,655 verses
This word comes from the names of Amaw and People's Gate.

Definition

from H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Traditional renderings: folk, men, nation, people.

Glossary entries

Amaw

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

1,868 total
  1. Joshua 3:5הָעָ֖ם · the people
    Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
  2. Joshua 3:6 (2×)הָעָ֑ם · the people; הָעָֽם׃ס · of them
    And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
  3. Joshua 3:14 (2×)הָעָם֙ · when the people; הָעָֽם׃ · [them]
    So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
  4. Joshua 3:16וְהָעָ֥ם · So the people
    …the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  5. Joshua 4:2הָעָ֔ם · the people
    “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
  6. Joshua 4:10 (2×)הָעָ֔ם · the people; הָעָ֖ם · The people
    Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
  7. Joshua 4:11 (2×)הָעָ֖ם; הָעָֽם׃ · the people
    …and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
  8. Joshua 4:19וְהָעָ֗ם · the people
    On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
  9. Joshua 4:24עַמֵּ֤י · the peoples
    He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
  10. Joshua 5:4הָעָ֣ם · those
    Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
  11. Joshua 5:5 (2×)הָעָ֖ם; הָ֠עָם · of those
    Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.
  12. Joshua 6:5 (2×)הָעָ֖ם · the people; הָעָ֖ם · and all [your] people
    And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
  13. Joshua 6:7הָעָ֔ם · the people
    And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
  14. Joshua 6:8הָעָם֒ · the people
    After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
  15. Joshua 6:10הָעָם֩ · the people
    But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”
  16. Joshua 6:16הָעָם֙ · the people
    After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
  17. Joshua 6:20 (4×)הָעָ֔ם · the people; הָעָ֜ם · When they; הָעָם֙ · the people; הָעָ֤ם · Then all the people
    So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
  18. Joshua 7:3 (2×)הָעָם֒ · the people; הָעָ֔ם · our people
    On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
  19. Joshua 7:4הָעָם֙
    So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
  20. Joshua 7:5הָעָ֖ם · of the people
    And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
  21. Joshua 7:7הָעָ֤ם · people
    “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
  22. Joshua 7:13הָעָ֔ם · the people
    Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
  23. Joshua 8:1 (2×)עַ֣ם; עַמּ֔וֹ · his people
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
  24. Joshua 8:3עַ֥ם
    So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
  25. Joshua 8:5הָעָם֙ · the troops
    Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
  26. Joshua 8:9הָעָֽם׃ · the people
    So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
  27. Joshua 8:10 (2×)הָעָ֑ם · [his men]; הָעָ֖ם · [them]
    Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
  28. Joshua 8:11הָעָ֨ם · the troops
    Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
  29. Joshua 8:13הָעָ֜ם · So the forces
    So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
  30. Joshua 8:14עַמּ֛וֹ
    When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
  31. Joshua 8:16הָעָם֙ · the men
    Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
  32. Joshua 8:20וְהָעָם֙ · and the troops
    When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
  33. Joshua 8:33הָעָ֥ם · the people
    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  34. Joshua 10:7עַ֤ם
    So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
  35. Joshua 10:21הָעָ֨ם · army
    The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
  36. Joshua 10:33עַמּ֔וֹ · along with his people
    At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
  37. Joshua 11:4עַם־ · a multitude
    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
  38. Joshua 11:7עַם֩
    So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,