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 19:17הָעָ֛ם · the peopleThen Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
- Exodus 19:21בָּעָ֑ם · the people…and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
- Exodus 19:23הָעָ֔ם · The peopleBut Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
- Exodus 19:24וְהָעָ֗ם · and the peopleAnd the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
- Exodus 19:25הָעָ֑ם · the peopleSo Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
- Exodus 20:18 (2×)הָעָם֩ · the people; הָעָם֙When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
- Exodus 20:20הָעָם֮“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
- Exodus 20:21הָעָ֖ם · And the peopleAnd the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
- Exodus 21:8לְעַ֥ם · to foreignersIf she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
- Exodus 22:25עַמִּ֗י · to [one of] My peopleIf you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
- Exodus 22:28בְעַמְּךָ֖ · of your peopleYou must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- Exodus 23:11עַמֶּ֔ךָ · among your people…but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
- Exodus 23:27הָעָ֔ם · nationI will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Exodus 24:2וְהָעָ֕ם · And the peopleMoses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
- Exodus 24:3 (2×)לָעָם֙ · the people; הָעָ֜ם · [they]When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
- Exodus 24:7הָעָ֑ם · to the peopleThen he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
- Exodus 24:8הָעָ֑ם · the peopleSo Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
- Exodus 30:33מֵעַמָּֽיו׃ס · from his peopleAnyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
- Exodus 30:38מֵעַמָּֽיו׃ס · from his peopleAnyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
- Exodus 31:14עַמֶּֽיהָ׃ · his peopleKeep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
- Exodus 32:1 (2×)הָעָ֔ם · Now when the people; הָעָ֜ם · theyNow when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
- Exodus 32:3הָעָ֔ם · the peopleThen all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
- Exodus 32:6הָעָם֙ · And the peopleSo the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
- Exodus 32:7עַמְּךָ֔ · your peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
- Exodus 32:9 (2×)הָעָ֣ם · people; עַם־ · peopleThe LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
- Exodus 32:11בְּעַמֶּ֔ךָ · against Your peopleBut Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Exodus 32:12לְעַמֶּֽךָ׃ · to Your peopleWhy should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
- Exodus 32:14לְעַמּֽוֹ׃פ · on His peopleSo the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
- Exodus 32:17הָעָ֖ם · of the peopleWhen Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
- Exodus 32:21הָעָ֣ם · people“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
- Exodus 32:22הָעָ֔ם · that the people“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
- Exodus 32:25הָעָ֔ם · that the peopleMoses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
- Exodus 32:28הָעָם֙ · the peopleThe Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
- Exodus 32:30הָעָ֔ם · the peopleThe next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
- Exodus 32:31הָעָ֤ם · peopleSo Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
- Exodus 32:34הָעָ֗ם · the peopleNow go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
- Exodus 32:35הָעָ֑ם · on the peopleAnd the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
- Exodus 33:1וְהָעָ֔ם · and the peopleThen the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’
- Exodus 33:3עַם־ · peopleGo up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”
- Exodus 33:4הָעָ֗ם · When the peopleWhen the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
- Exodus 33:5עַם־ · peopleFor the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
- Exodus 33:8הָעָ֔ם · the peopleThen, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.
- Exodus 33:10 (2×)הָעָם֙ · the people; הָעָם֙When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.
- Exodus 33:12הָעָ֣ם · people upThen Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’
- Exodus 33:13עַמְּךָ֖ · is Your peopleNow if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”