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
- Exodus 5:10 (2×)הָעָם֙ · of the people; הָעָ֖ם · themSo the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw.
- Exodus 5:12הָעָ֖ם · So the peopleSo the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
- Exodus 5:16עַמֶּֽךָ׃ · [is] with your own peopleNo straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
- Exodus 5:22לָעָ֣ם · peopleSo Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?
- Exodus 5:23 (2×)לָעָ֣ם · people; עַמֶּֽךָ׃ · Your peopleEver since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”
- Exodus 6:7לְעָ֔ם · peopleI will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 7:4עַמִּ֤י · of My peoplePharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 7:14הָעָֽם׃ · to let the peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
- Exodus 7:16עַמִּ֔י · Let My peopleThen say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.
- Exodus 8:1עַמִּ֖י · Let My peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 8:3וּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָ · and your peopleThe Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.
- Exodus 8:4וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ · and your peopleThe frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”
- Exodus 8:8 (2×)וּמֵֽעַמִּ֑י · and my people; הָעָ֔ם · Then I will let your peoplePharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Exodus 8:9וּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔ · and your peopleMoses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”
- Exodus 8:11וּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָ · and your peopleThe frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
- Exodus 8:20עַמִּ֖י · Let My peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 8:21 (2×)עַמִּי֒ · let My people; וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛ · and your peopleBut if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
- Exodus 8:22עַמִּי֙ · My peopleBut on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
- Exodus 8:23 (2×)עַמִּ֖י · My people; עַמֶּ֑ךָ · and your peopleI will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”
- Exodus 8:29 (2×)וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹ · and his people; הָעָ֔ם · to let the people“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Exodus 8:31וּמֵעַמּ֑וֹ · and his people…and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.
- Exodus 8:32הָעָֽם׃פ · let the peopleBut Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.
- Exodus 9:1עַמִּ֖י · Let My peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 9:7הָעָֽם׃פ · let the peoplePharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.
- Exodus 9:13עַמִּ֖י · Let My peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 9:14וּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָ · and your peopleOtherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
- Exodus 9:15עַמְּךָ֖ · your peopleFor by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth.
- Exodus 9:17בְּעַמִּ֑י · over My peopleStill, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
- Exodus 9:27וְעַמִּ֖י · and my peopleThen Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Exodus 10:3עַמִּ֖י · Let My peopleSo Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 10:4עַמִּ֑י · to let My peopleBut if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
- Exodus 11:2הָעָ֑ם · to the peopleNow announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
- Exodus 11:3 (2×)הָעָ֖ם · the people; הָעָֽם׃ס · and by the peopleAnd the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
- Exodus 11:8הָעָ֣ם · the peopleAnd all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.
- Exodus 12:27הָעָ֖ם · Then the people…you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
- Exodus 12:31עַמִּ֔י · my peopleThen Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
- Exodus 12:33הָעָ֔ם · the people onAnd in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
- Exodus 12:34הָעָ֛ם · So the peopleSo the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
- Exodus 12:36הָעָ֛ם · the peopleAnd the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.
- Exodus 13:3הָעָ֗ם · the peopleSo Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
- Exodus 13:17 (2×)הָעָם֒ · let the people; הָעָ֛ם · [they]When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
- Exodus 13:18הָעָ֛ם · led the peopleSo God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.