Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5971: עַם (ʻam) Definition

Strong's number
H5971
Lemma
עַם
Transliteration
ʻam
Pronunciation
am
Strong's definition
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock folk, men, nation, people. from H6004 (עָמַם);

1655 instances of the word עַם ʻam (H5971)


  • Judges 7:5 - So he brought down the people of the water said and the LORD unto Gideon Every one that lappeth with his tongue of the water Every one that lappeth as a dog him shalt thou set by himself likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink

  • Judges 7:6 - And the number of them that lapped putting their hand to their mouth were three hundred men but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water

  • Judges 7:7 - said And the LORD unto Gideon By the three hundred every man that lapped will I save you and deliver the Midianites into thine hand and let all the other people every man unto his place

  • Judges 7:8 - took victuals So the people in their hand and their trumpets all the rest of Israel and he sent all unto his tent those three hundred all and retained and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley

  • Judges 8:5 - And he said unto the men of Succoth Give I pray you loaves of bread unto the people that follow me for they be faint and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian

  • Judges 9:29 - were under And would to God this people my hand then would I remove Abimelech And he said Abimelech Increase thine army and come out

  • Judges 9:32 - Now therefore up by night thou and the people that is with thee and lie in wait in the field

  • Judges 9:33 - And it shall be that in the morning is up as soon as the sun thou shalt rise early and set upon the city and behold when he and the people that is with him come out against thee then mayest thou do shalt find occasion to them as thou

  • Judges 9:34 - rose up And Abimelech and all the people that were with him by night and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies

  • Judges 9:35 - went out And Gaal the son of Ebed and stood in the entering of the gate of the city rose up and Abimelech and the people that were with him from lying in wait

  • Judges 9:36 - saw And when Gaal people he said And Zebul people Behold there come from the top of the mountains he said And Zebul the shadow of the mountains saw

  • Judges 9:37 - again And Gaal spake and said people See there come by the middle of the land company and another come of along by the plain Meonenim

  • Judges 9:38 - Then said Zebul unto him Where is now thy mouth Then said Who is Abimelech that we should serve him is not this the people that thou hast despised go out I pray now and fight

  • Judges 9:42 - And it came to pass on the morrow went out that the people into the field and they told Abimelech

  • Judges 9:43 - And he took and behold the people and divided them into three companies and laid wait in the field and looked and behold the people were come forth out of the city and he rose up against them and smote

  • Judges 9:45 - And Abimelech fought against the city all that day and he took against the city the people and slew that was therein and beat down against the city and sowed it with salt

  • Judges 9:48 - gat him up And Abimelech to mount Zalmon he and all the people took And Abimelech an axe in his hand and cut down a bough from the trees and took it and laid it on his shoulder and said he and all the people that were with him What ye have seen and do make haste and do as I

  • Judges 9:49 - likewise cut down And all the people every man his bough Abimelech and put the hold and set the hold on fire died every man of the tower of Shechem also about a thousand every man and women

  • Judges 10:18 - said And the people and princes of Gilead What man to another What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead

  • Judges 11:11 - Then Jephthah with the elders of Gilead made and the people him head and captain uttered Then Jephthah all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh