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.
Traditional renderings: folk, men, nation, people.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
1,868 total
- 1 Kings 12:23הָעָ֖ם · of the people“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
- 1 Kings 12:27 (2×)הָעָ֣ם · people; הָעָ֤םIf these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
- 1 Kings 12:30הָעָ֛ם · the peopleAnd this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
- 1 Kings 12:31הָעָ֔ם · of peopleJeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
- 1 Kings 13:33הָעָם֙ · of peopleEven after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
- 1 Kings 14:2הָעָ֥ם · people…and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
- 1 Kings 14:7 (2×)הָעָ֑ם · the people; עַמִּ֥י · My peopleGo, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
- 1 Kings 16:2 (2×)עַמִּ֣י · My people; עַמִּ֣י · and have caused My people“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
- 1 Kings 16:15וְהָעָ֣ם · Now the troopsIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 1 Kings 16:16הָעָם֙ · and the people…and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
- 1 Kings 16:21 (2×)הָעָ֥ם · the people; הָעָ֜ם · of the peopleAt that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
- 1 Kings 16:22 (2×)הָעָם֙ · But the followers; הָעָ֕ם · than thoseBut the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
- 1 Kings 18:21 (2×)הָעָ֗ם · the people; הָעָ֛ם · But the peopleThen Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
- 1 Kings 18:22הָעָ֔ם · the peopleThen Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
- 1 Kings 18:24הָעָ֛ם · the peopleThen you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
- 1 Kings 18:30 (2×)הָעָם֙ · the people; הָעָ֖ם · the peopleThen Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
- 1 Kings 18:37הָעָ֣ם · peopleAnswer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
- 1 Kings 18:39הָעָ֔ם · the peopleWhen all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
- 1 Kings 19:21לָעָ֖ם · it to the peopleSo Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
- 1 Kings 20:8הָעָ֑ם · the peopleAnd the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
- 1 Kings 20:10הָעָ֖ם · of my menThen Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
- 1 Kings 20:15הָעָ֛ם · troopsSo Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
- 1 Kings 20:42 (2×)וְעַמְּךָ֖ · and your people; עַמּֽוֹ׃ · his peopleAnd the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
- 1 Kings 21:9הָעָֽם׃ · among the peopleIn the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- 1 Kings 21:12הָעָֽם׃ · among the peopleThey proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- 1 Kings 21:13הָעָם֙ · the peopleAnd the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
- 1 Kings 22:4 (2×)כְּעַמִּ֥י · my people [are]; כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ · your peopleSo he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 1 Kings 22:28עַמִּ֥ים · you peopleBut Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
- 1 Kings 22:43הָעָ֛ם · the peopleAnd Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- 2 Kings 3:7 (2×)כְּעַמִּ֥י · my people [are]; כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ · your peopleAnd he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 2 Kings 4:13עַמִּ֖י · my own people…and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
- 2 Kings 4:41לָעָם֙ · for the peopleThen Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
- 2 Kings 4:42לָעָ֖ם · it to the peopleNow a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
- 2 Kings 4:43לָעָם֙ · it to the peopleBut his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
- 2 Kings 6:30הָעָ֔ם · the peopleWhen the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
- 2 Kings 7:16הָעָ֔ם · Then the peopleThen the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 7:17הָעָ֛ם · but the peopleNow the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.
- 2 Kings 7:20הָעָ֛ם · The peopleAnd that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.
- 2 Kings 8:21הָעָ֖ם · His troops, howeverSo Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
- 2 Kings 9:6עַ֥ם · peopleSo Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.