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. Jeremiah 38:1הָעָ֖ם · the people
    Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
  2. Jeremiah 38:4הָעָ֔ם · the people; לָעָ֥ם · people
    Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
  3. Jeremiah 39:8הָעָ֔ם · of the people
    The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
  4. Jeremiah 39:9הָעָ֜ם · of the people; הָעָ֖ם
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.
  5. Jeremiah 39:10הָעָ֣ם · people
    But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
  6. Jeremiah 39:14הָעָֽם׃ס · his own people
    …had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
  7. Jeremiah 40:5הָעָ֔ם · the people
    But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
  8. Jeremiah 40:6הָעָ֔ם · the people
    So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
  9. Jeremiah 41:10הָעָ֜ם · of the people; הָעָם֙ · the others
    Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
  10. Jeremiah 41:13הָעָם֙ · the people
    When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
  11. Jeremiah 41:14הָעָ֔ם · the people
    …and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
  12. Jeremiah 41:16הָעָם֙ · of the people
    Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
  13. Jeremiah 42:1הָעָ֖ם · the people
    Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
  14. Jeremiah 42:8הָעָ֔ם · the people
    …and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
  15. Jeremiah 43:1הָעָ֗ם · the people
    When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—
  16. Jeremiah 43:4הָעָ֖ם
    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
  17. Jeremiah 44:15הָעָ֛ם · the people
    Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
  18. Jeremiah 44:20הָעָ֑ם · the people; הָעָ֔ם
    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
  19. Jeremiah 44:21וְעַ֣ם · and the people
    “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
  20. Jeremiah 44:24הָעָ֔ם · the people
    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
  21. Jeremiah 46:16עַמֵּ֗נוּ · our people
    They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’
  22. Jeremiah 46:24עַם־ · of the people
    The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”
  23. Jeremiah 48:42מֵעָ֑ם · as a nation
    Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
  24. Jeremiah 48:46עַם־ · The people
    Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
  25. Jeremiah 49:1וְעַמּ֖וֹ · Why have his people
    Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
  26. Jeremiah 50:6עַמִּ֔י · My people
    My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
  27. Jeremiah 50:16עַמּוֹ֙ · his own people
    Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
  28. Jeremiah 50:41עַ֥ם · an army
    Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.
  29. Jeremiah 51:45עַמִּ֔י · My people
    Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
  30. Jeremiah 51:58עַמִּ֧ים · of the people
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
  31. Jeremiah 52:6לְעַ֥ם · that the people
    By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
  32. Jeremiah 52:15הָעָ֜ם · people; הָעָ֣ם׀
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
  33. Jeremiah 52:25עַ֣ם · the people; מֵעַ֣ם
    Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
  34. Jeremiah 52:28הָעָ֔ם · are the people
    These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
  35. Lamentations 1:1עָ֔ם · of people
    How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.
  36. Lamentations 1:7עַמָּ֣הּ · When her people
    In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.
  37. Lamentations 1:11עַמָּ֤הּ · her people
    All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.
  38. Lamentations 1:18עַמִּים
    The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
  39. Lamentations 2:11עַמִּ֑י · of my people
    My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
  40. Lamentations 3:14עַמִּ֔י · my people
    I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
  41. Lamentations 3:45הָעַמִּֽים׃ס · the nations
    You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
  42. Lamentations 3:48עַמִּֽי׃ס · of my people
    Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
  43. Lamentations 4:3עַמִּ֣י · of my people
    Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.
  44. Lamentations 4:6עַמִּ֔י · of my people
    The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.