עַם
ampeopleHow to read Hebrew
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.
Traditional renderings: folk, men, nation, people.
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,868 total
- …they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
- 1 Chronicles 16:24הָעַמִּ֖ים · peoplesDeclare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
- 1 Chronicles 16:26הָעַמִּים֙ · of the nationsFor all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
- 1 Chronicles 16:28עַמִּ֔ים · of the nationsAscribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36הָעָם֙ · the peopleBlessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
- 1 Chronicles 16:43הָעָ֖ם · the peopleThen all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
- 1 Chronicles 17:6עַמִּ֖י · My peopleIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
- 1 Chronicles 17:7עַמִּ֥י · My peopleNow then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 17:9לְעַמִּ֨י · for My peopleAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
- 1 Chronicles 17:10עַמִּ֣י · My people…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
- 1 Chronicles 17:21כְּעַמְּךָ֣ · is like Your people; עָ֗ם · as a people; עַמְּךָ֛ · Your peopleAnd who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 17:22עַמְּךָ֨ · Your people; לְעָ֖םFor You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
- 1 Chronicles 18:14עַמּֽוֹ׃ · his peopleThus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 1 Chronicles 19:7עַמּ֔וֹ · with his troopsSo they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
- 1 Chronicles 19:11הָעָ֔ם · of the troopsAnd he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
- 1 Chronicles 19:13עַמֵּ֔נוּ · our peopleBe strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:14וְהָעָ֧ם · and his troopsSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
- 1 Chronicles 20:3הָעָ֨ם · the people; הָעָ֖ם · his troopsDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 21:2הָעָ֔ם · of the troopsSo David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:3עַמּ֤וֹ׀ · His troopsBut Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
- 1 Chronicles 21:5הָעָ֖ם · of the troopsAnd Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 21:17בָּעָ֗ם · the people; וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ · remain upon Your peopleAnd David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:22הָעָֽם׃ · the peopleThen David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18עַמּֽוֹ׃ · and His people“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
- 1 Chronicles 23:25לְעַמּ֑וֹ · to His peopleFor David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2וְעַמִּ֑י · and my peopleThen King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
- 1 Chronicles 28:21הָעָ֖ם · the peopleThe divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:9הָעָם֙ · And the peopleAnd the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
- 1 Chronicles 29:14עַמִּ֔י · are my peopleBut who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17עַמְּךָ֙ · Your peopleI know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18עַמֶּ֑ךָ · of Your peopleO LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
- 2 Chronicles 1:9עַ֕ם · a peopleNow, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10הָֽעָם־ · people; עַמְּךָ֥ · people of YoursNow grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- 2 Chronicles 1:11עַמִּ֔י · My peopleGod said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
- 2 Chronicles 2:11עַמּ֔וֹ · His peopleThen Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:18הָעָֽם׃Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 6:5עַמִּי֮ · My people; עַמִּ֥י · My people‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6עַמִּ֥י · My peopleBut now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- 2 Chronicles 6:21וְעַמְּךָ֣ · and of Your peopleHear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
- 2 Chronicles 6:24עַמְּךָ֧ · Your peopleWhen Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,
- 2 Chronicles 6:25עַמְּךָ֣ · of Your people…then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 6:27וְעַמְּךָ֣ · Your people; לְעַמְּךָ֖ · Your people…then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.