עַם

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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַם:

Glossary entries

Amaw

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,868 total
  1. Esther 8:11עַ֧ם · of any people
    By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
  2. Esther 8:13הָעַמִּ֑ים · the people
    A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
  3. Esther 8:17מֵֽעַמֵּ֤י · of the people
    In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
  4. Esther 9:2הָעַמִּֽים׃ · peoples
    In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
  5. Esther 10:3לְעַמּ֔וֹ · of his people
    For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
  6. Job 12:2עָ֑ם · are the people
    “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
  7. Job 12:24עַם־
    He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
  8. Job 17:6עַמִּ֑ים · among the people
    He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
  9. Job 18:19בְּעַמּ֑וֹ · among his people
    He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
  10. Job 34:20עָ֣ם · The people
    They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
  11. Job 34:30עָֽם׃ · for the people
    …that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
  12. Job 36:20עַמִּ֣ים · when people
    Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
  13. Job 36:31עַמִּ֑ים · the nations
    For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
  14. Psalm 3:6עָ֑ם
    I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
  15. Psalm 3:8עַמְּךָ֖ · Your people
    Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
  16. Psalm 7:8עַ֫מִּ֥ים · the peoples
    The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
  17. Psalm 9:11בָ֝עַמִּ֗ים · among the nations
    Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
  18. Psalm 14:4עַ֭מִּי · my people
    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  19. Psalm 14:7עַמּ֑וֹ · people
    Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
  20. Psalm 18:27עַם־ · people
    For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
  21. Psalm 18:43עָ֥ם · of the people; עַ֖ם · a people
    You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
  22. Psalm 18:47עַמִּ֣ים · nations
    …the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
  23. Psalm 22:6עָֽם׃ · by the people
    But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
  24. Psalm 22:31לְעַ֥ם · to a people
    They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
  25. Psalm 28:9עַמֶּ֗ךָ · Your people
    Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
  26. Psalm 29:11לְעַמּ֣וֹ · His people; עַמּ֣וֹ · His people
    The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
  27. Psalm 33:10עַמִּֽים׃ · of the peoples
    The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
  28. Psalm 33:12הָעָ֓ם׀ · the people
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
  29. Psalm 35:18בְּעַ֖ם · people
    Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
  30. Psalm 44:12עַמְּךָ֥ · Your people
    You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
  31. Psalm 45:5עַ֭מִּים · the nations
    Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
  32. Psalm 45:10עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ · your people
    Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
  33. Psalm 45:12עָֽם׃ · men
    The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
  34. Psalm 45:17עַמִּ֥ים · the nations
    I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  35. Psalm 47:1הָ֭עַמִּים
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
  36. Psalm 47:3עַמִּ֣ים · nations
    He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
  37. Psalm 47:9עַמִּ֨ים׀ · of the nations; עַם֮ · as the people
    The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
  38. Psalm 49:1הָֽעַמִּ֑ים
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
  39. Psalm 50:4עַמּֽוֹ׃ · His people
    He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
  40. Psalm 50:7עַמִּ֨י׀ · O My people
    “Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
  41. Psalm 53:4עַ֭מִּי · my people
    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
  42. Psalm 53:6עַמּ֑וֹ · people
    Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
  43. Psalm 56:7עַמִּ֤ים׀ · the nations
    In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
  44. Psalm 57:9בָעַמִּ֥ים׀ · among the nations
    I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
  45. Psalm 59:11עַמִּ֗י · my people
    Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  46. Psalm 60:3עַמְּךָ֣ · Your people
    You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
  47. Psalm 62:8עָ֗ם · O people
    Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah