Psalms 57:9

Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 57:10
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Connections

Psalms 22:22

אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃
22
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Psalms 96:3

סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכָל-הָֽעַמִּים נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃
3
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

Psalms 18:49

עַל-כֵּן׀ אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם׀ יְהוָה וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃
49
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

Psalms 138:4

יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה כָּל-מַלְכֵי-אָרֶץ כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אִמְרֵי-פִֽיךָ׃
4
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

Psalms 2:1

לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגּוּ-רִֽיק׃
1
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

Psalms 138:1

אוֹדְךָ בְכָל-לִבִּי נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃
1
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

Psalms 145:10

יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה כָּל-מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃
10
All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

Romans 15:9

τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν θεόν καθὼς γέγραπται Διὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσιν καὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ
9
And that the might Gentiles glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
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Masoretic Phrasing
This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
אוֹדְךָ֖ בָעַמִּ֥ים אֲדֹנָ֑י Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here אֲ֝זַמֶּרְךָ֗ Revia Mugrash — a lesser break בַּל אֻמִּֽים
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Word Parts
אוֹדְ ךָ֖
אוֹדְ
Root word praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …
ךָ֖
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: יָדָה · yaw-DAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vhi1cs/Sp2ms
Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"
אוֹדְ Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular
ךָ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: i will praise
praise ×14 i will praise ×12 o give thanks ×10 shall praise ×6 and confess ×5 oh that men would praise ×4 to give thanks ×4 and praise ×2
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give thanks — Most natural in liturgical or worship contexts.
praise — Expressive, public acknowledgment; fits hymnic passages.
confess — Prefer when the object is sin or wrongdoing.
acknowledge — Neutral, broader register; bridges praise and confession.
thank — Direct and personal; suits individual rather than corporate voice.
declare — Emphasizes public proclamation of God's acts or character.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3448 H3034

BDB3447 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3449

[יָדָה] verb throw, cast (Arabic exeruit, emisit, II. IV. emisit (all now in special senses); Ethiopic throw, cast on or in (very often; compare ); where Hiph`il give thanks, confess (originally acknowledge ?) is commonly derived, perhaps from gestures accompanying the act, see Thes LagOr. ii. 22, yet connection uncertain; Aramaic Pa`el וַדֵּי, Aph`el אוֺדִּי confess, , id.; but Ethiopic accuse, perhaps also from gesture; Palmyrene מודא render thanks, often in votive inscriptions, see Vog on No. 79; עבד ומודא VogNo. 101 = εὐχαρίστως ἀνέθηκε; מודן כל יום VogNo. 93. 1;

**Palmyrene ידתא pious, read ירתא נה) SAC80 also IdJQ 1904, 593. ידתא pious VogNo. 29) —
Qal Imperative יְדוּ אֶלֿ shoot (arrows) at Jer 50:14 (read probably, with some Manuscripts יְרוּ). Pi`el Imperfect וַיַּדּוּ בִּי Lam 3:53 and they cast (stones) on me; Infinitive יַדּוֺת Zech 2:4 to cast down (the horns of the nations).

Hiph`il (connection with ידה throw, obscure, yet see above) Perfect הוֺדוּ 1Kgs 8:33 + 3 t.; הוֺדִינוּ Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); Imperfect יְהוֺדֶה Neh 11:17 (on form see Ges«GKC:53»§ 53, R. 7); יוֺדֶה Ps 6:6 1 singular suffix אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 (Gesl.c.); אוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 plural יוֺדוּ Ps 99:3 + 6 t.; suffix יְהוֺדוּךָ Ps 45:18 (Gesl.c.); יוֺדֻךָ Ps 49:19, etc. + 41 t. Imperfect; Imperative הוֺדוּ Isa 12:4 + 16 t.; הֹדוּ Ps 107:1 Infinitive הוֺדוֺת 1Chr 25:3 + 11 t.; הוֺדֹת Ezra 3:11 הֹדוֺת 1Chr 16:7 + 4 t. (see. Baer Ps 92:2); Participle מוֺדֶה Prov 28:13 plural מוֺדִים 1Chr 29:13

1. give thanks, laud, praise;
  a. with accusative (1) of men, Judah Gen 49:8 (poetic play on name); Job (ironical) Job 40:14 the king Ps 45:18 the rich Ps 49:19 (2) of ׳י, Gen 29:35 (J explanation name יהודה); elsewhere (mostly Psalms and Chronicles) of ritual worship (see LagOr. ii. 22 f.); object ׳שֵׁם בי Isa 25:1; Ps 44:9; Ps 54:8; Ps 99:3; Ps 138:2; Ps 142:8 ׳פֶּלֶא י Ps 89:6 יהוה Ps 7:18; Ps 9:2; Ps 109:30; Ps 111:1 יָהּ Ps 118:10 suffix ךָ- referring to God Ps 30:10; Ps 30:13; Ps 35:18; Ps 43:4; Ps 52:11; Ps 67:4 (twice in verse); Ps 67:6 (twice in verse); Ps 71:22; Ps 76:11; Ps 88:11; Ps 118:21; Ps 118:28; Ps 119:7; Ps 138:1; Ps 139:14; Isa 38:18; Isa 38:19 (song of Hezekiah); — נֶּ֯וּ Ps 42:6; Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 מִשִּׁירִי אֲהוֺדֶנּוּ Ps 28:7 with my song will I praise him; ׳אוֺדְךָ י I will praise thee ׳י 2Sam 22:50 = Ps 18:50 = Ps 108:4, Isa 12:1 (exilic hymn); אדני Ps 57:10; Ps 86:12, compare Ps 138:4; Ps 145:10.
  b. followed by לְ only of the ritual worship: ׳לְשֵׁם י Ps 106:47 = 1Chr 16:35; Ps 122:4; Ps 140:14 לְזֵכֶר קָדְשׁוֺ Ps 30:5; Ps 97:12 ׳לי 1Chr 16:4; 1Chr 16:7; 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 23:30; 1Chr 25:3; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 7:6; 2Chr 20:22; Ps 33:2; Ps 92:2; Ps 105:1 = 1Chr 16:8 = Isa 12:4 כי טוב ׳הודו לי give thanks to ׳י for he is good Ps 106:1; Ps 107:1; Ps 118:1; Ps 118:29; Ps 136:1; 1Chr 16:34 so Jer 33:11 (followed by ׳אֶתיֿ); compare הוד(ו)ת 2Chr 7:3; Ezra 3:11 חסדו ׳יודו לי Ps 107:8; Ps 107:15; Ps 107:21; Ps 107:31 לאלהים Neh 12:46; Ps 136:1 לאדני vPs 136:3 לאל vPs 136:26 suffixes referring to God: לְךָ Ps 6:6; Ps 79:13; Ps 119:62 לוֺ Ps 100:4 לך + אלהים Ps 75:2 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:13 absolute 2Chr 31:2; Neh 11:17; Neh 12:24 all of the ritual worship.
2. confess,
  a. the name of God, || שׁוּב, התחנן, התפלל, 1Kgs 8:33; 1Kgs 8:35 = 2Chr 6:24; 2Chr 6:26.
  b. עֲלֵי פשׁע Ps 32:5 (|| לֹא כִסִּיתִי); (פשׁעיו) מוֺדֶה וְעֹזֵב Prov 28:13 confessing and forsaking (his transgressions; opposed to מְכַסֶּה).

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְוַדָּה Lev 5:5; Lev 16:21 הִתְוַדּוּ Lev 26:40; Num 5:7 Imperfect 1 singular אֶתְוַדֶּה Dan 9:4 plural יִתְוַדּוּ Neh 9:2 Infinitive suffix הִתְוַדֹּתוֺ Ezra 10:1 Participle מִתְוַדֶּה Neh 1:6; Dan 9:20 plural מִתְוַדִּים 2Chr 30:22; Neh 9:3

1. confess, absolute Ezra 10:1; Neh 9:3; Dan 9:4 with accusative עָוֺן Lev 16:21 (P), Lev 26:40 (H); חטאת Num 5:7 (P), Dan 9:20 אֲשֶׁר חָטָא Lev 5:5 (P); עַל חטאות Neh 1:6; Neh 9:2.
2. give thanks, ליהוה, in the ritual worship 2Chr 30:22.


BDB9570 H3029 H3034

BDB9569 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9571

[יְדָא] verb Haph`el praise (see Biblical Hebrew ידךְ); — Participle active מְהוֺדֵא Dan 2:23 (ל of deity), מוֺדֵא (K§§ 93, 2; 43, 1 c)) Dan 6:1l (קְָדָם of deity).

Strong's Definition H3034
praise, thanks, confess, thank, confessed, …
yādâ
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
  • to throw, shoot, cast
    • (Qal) to shoot (arrows)
    • "(Piel) to cast, cast down, throw down"(Hiphil)
      • to give thanks,, laud, praise
      • "to confess, confess (the name of God)
      (Hithpael)
      • to confess (sin)
      • "to give thanks
Variations 47 forms of this word
Translations 60 English renderings
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Word Parts
בָ עַמִּ֥ים
בָ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
עַמִּ֥ים
Root word people, nations, nation, peoples, folk, …
Dictionary form: עַם · am
Vowels & Accents
בָ
Hidden "the" בָ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Rd/Ncmpa
Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
בָ Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
עַמִּים Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: among the people
the people ×572 people ×220 of the people ×150 my people ×113 and the people ×110 his people ×78 thy people ×58 of my people ×50
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people — Most versatile rendering; fits collective and singular contexts.
nation — Emphasizes ethnic or political identity as a unified group.
community — Highlights shared belonging; good for social or covenant contexts.
population — Neutral, demographic tone; useful for census or mass-movement passages.
folk — Informal, grassroots feel; suits ordinary or rural settings.
crowd — Best for gathered assemblies rather than an ongoing social group.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6144 H5971 H5993

BDB6143 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6145

I. עַם, עָם1840 noun masculineGen 11:6 (see below) people (Late Hebrew id., plebeian, common man; ᵑ7 עַמָּא people, plural peoples, tribes, etc.; Syriac ; Arabic see above; original meaning probably those united, connected, related, compare WeGGN 1893, 480); — absolute עַם Gen 11:6 +, עָם Judg 9:36 +, הָעָם Josh 8:11 +; construct עַם Num 21:29 +; suffix עַמִּי Exod 3:7 +, עַמְּךָ Exod 22:27 +, etc.; plural עַמִּים Isa 2:3 +, עֲמָמִים (compare Biblical Aramaic) Neh 9:22 construct עַמֵּי 1Kgs 8:43 +, עַמְמֵי Neh 9:24 plural with suffix see II. עַם; — (Thes cites following as feminine וְחָטָאת עַמֶּ֑ךָ Exod 5:16 [but corrupt and unintellig.; read perhaps ׳וְחַטָאתָ לְע, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Di]; Judg 18:7 [but ישֶׁבֶת must agree with lost word city, or the like, see GFM]; Jer 8:5 [but read שׁוֺבַב for שׁוֺבְבָה Gie]); —

1. a people, nation (sometimes || גּוֺי), collective noun (singular Exod 21:8; Josh 17:14; Josh 17:15; Josh 17:17; 2Sam 17:29 + often, or plural Exod 20:15; Exod 24:2; Jer 5:31 + often, or both in same clause Exod 1:20; 2Sam 13:24): עַם אֶחָד = all mankind Gen 11:6 (J); peoples in general Gen 27:29 (J; || לְאֻמִּים), Exod 19:5 (E), Deut 2:25; Deut 4:6 + often Deuteronomy; Neh 13:24 + often; קְהַל עַמִּים Gen 28:3 (P) an assembly (multitude) of peoples, Gen 48:4 (P), Ezek 23:24; Ezek 32:3 (+ רַבִּים); one's own people Jer 46:16; Ps 45:11; Ruth 1:10; Ruth 1:15; Ruth 1:16 (twice in verse) + (on עַמִּי נָדִיב Song 6:12 see especially Bu); particular peoples, Egypt Gen 41:40 (E), Exod 1:22 (E), Neh 9:10 +; עַםאֲֿרָם Amos 1:5 עַםכְּֿמוֺשׁ (i.e. Moab) Num 21:29 (JE), Jer 48:46 but especially Israel Exod 1:20 (E) + often; ׳עַםבְּֿנֵי יִשׂ vExod 1:9 (J); called יהוה ׳ע Num 11:29 (E), 1Sam 2:24 +, and (by ׳י) עַמִּי Exod 3:7; Exod 5:1 (J) + often (all periods); קְהַל עַםהָֿאֱלֹהִים Judg 20:2, עַםהַֿקָּהָל Lev 16:33 (P), קְהַל עָם Ps 107:32 especially הָעָם הַזֶּה (often in contempt or disgust) Num 11:1; Num 11:12; Num 11:13 +; figurative of ants Prov 30:25, the shaphan vProv 30:26, locusts Joel 2:2, compare לְעַם לְצִיִּים Ps 74:14 (where read לְעַם צִיִּים Hup-Now). — On Judg 1:16 see עֲמָלֵקִי.
2. = smaller units, e.g.
  a. inhabitants of a city Gen 19:4 (J), 1Sam 9:12; 1Sam 9:13; Jer 29:16; Jer 29:25; 2Chr 31:4 + (Jer 8:5 strike out ׳יְרוּוּשׁ ᵐ5 Gie Co Rothst).
  b. inhabitants of a locality Jer 37:12 [apparently not = tribe, Deut 33:3 read עַמּוֺ ᵐ5 Di Dr, Hos 10:14; Judg 5:8; Judg 5:14 read בְּעָרֶיךָ We Now; see below ד].
  c. retainers, followers Gen 14:16; Gen 32:8; Gen 33:15; Gen 35:6; Judg 3:18; Judg 8:5; 2Sam 15:17; Jer 41:13; Jer 41:14 +.
  d. people bearing arms 1Sam 11:11; 1Kgs 20:10 +; כָּבֵד ׳ע Num 20:20 (JE), i.e. a powerful force; עַם הַצָּבָא Num 31:32 (P), הַמִּלְחָמָה ׳ע Josh 8:1; Josh 8:3; Josh 8:11; Josh 10:7; Josh 11:7 (all J E); so probably Judg 5:8 a (fighting) band; perhaps also vJudg 5:14 (read singular ? see GFM Bu).
3. = common people Jer 21:7; Jer 22:4; Lev 4:27 (opposed to ruler vLev 4:22), Neh 5:1 (opposed to יְהוּדִים), Neh 7:5 (opposed to rulers).
4. people in general, persons Gen 50:20 (E), so apparently ׳כָּלהָֿעָם אֲשֶׁר וגו Exod 33:16 (J), Num 11:34 (J), Josh 5:5 (twice in verse) (D), Judg 9:36 (as singular), vJudg 9:37 (as plural), Jer 36:9 persons labouring 1Kgs 9:23 superior persons Job 12:2 (iron.); עַם עוֺלָם Ezek 26:30 people of long ago (now in Sh®°ôl).
5. phrases are:
  a. (עַמָּהּ, עַמִּי, עַמְּךָ) בְּנֵי עַמּוֺ members of one's people, compatriots, fellow-countrymen, etc. Num 22:5 (E), Gen 23:11 (P) Lev 19:18 (H), Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12 +.
  b. בְּנֵי הָעָם = common people (see 3) 2Kgs 23:6; Jer 26:23 +; people in general שַׁעַר בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 17:19 i.e. public gate 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:12.
  c. עַם הָאָרֶץ the people at large, as a body 2Kgs 11:14; 2Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 11:19; 2Kgs 11:20; 2Kgs 15:5; 2Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 21:24 (twice in verse) +, Jer 37:2; Jer 44:21; Lev 20:2 (H), Gen 23:7; Gen 23:12; Gen 23:13 (P); common people Jer 34:19, compare ׳הא ׳דַּלַּת ע 2Kgs 24:14 distinguished from prince Ezek 45:22; Ezek 46:3; Ezek 46:9, from priests Hag 2:4; Zech 7:5 = Canaanites Num 14:9 (JE), compare עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ 1Chr 5:25 mixed post-exile population Ezra 4:4.
  d. עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ usually peoples of the earth Josh 4:24 (D), 2Chr 32:19 +; of heathen peoples about and in Palestine after exile Ezra 10:2; Ezra 10:11 traders Neh 10:31 עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֺת Neh 9:30; Neh 10:29; 2Chr 32:13.
  e. מִשְׁפְּחוֺת עַמִּים Ps 96:7 = 1Chr 16:28 (compare Ps 22:28). feminine בַּתעַֿמִּי = people personified Isa 22:4; Jer 4:11 + 7 t. Jeremiah + Jer 6:14 (van d. H.; omit בַּת Baer Gi), Lam 2:11; Lam 3:48; Lam 4:3; Lam 4:6; Lam 4:10 בְּתוּלַת בַּתעַֿמִּי Jer 14:17.
  g. designations of Israel are: עַםקָֿרוֺשׁ Deut 7:6 + 3 t., קְדוֺשִׁים ׳ע Dan 8:24, (ה)קֹדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 62:12; Isa 63:18; Dan 12:7 סְגֻלָּה ׳ע Deut 7:6; Deut 14:2; Deut 26:18.
  h. of foreign (non-Israel) peoples: ׳ע נָכְרִי Exod 21:8 (E), אַחֵר ׳ע Deut 28:32, and especially from language, עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה ׳ע Ezek 3:5 compare vEzek 3:6, כִּלְשׁוֺן עַם וָעָם Neh 13:24 compare Esth 1:22 (twice in verse); Esth 3:12, לֹעֵג ׳ע Ps 114:1.
  i. עַם עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6, חֶרְמִי ׳ע Isa 34:11, מִֿבְחָרָיו׳ע Dan 11:15, עַמֵּי תּוֺעֵבוֺת הָאֵלֶּה Ezra 9:14 לֹא עַם בִּינוֺת Isa 27:11. — For עַםעֿוֺלָם Isa 44:7 read (אֹתִיּוֺת) (מִי הִשְׁמִי)עַ מֵעוֺלָם Oort Du Kit CheHpt compare PerlesAnal. 40, 64.


BDB6147 H5971

BDB6146 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6148

II. [עַם] noun [masculine] kinsman

**later development of I. עַם RSK 58; 2nd ed. 72. (on father's side) (Arabic paternal uncle, etc., see I. עמם; compare perhaps Tel Amarna ammu, kinsmen (?); on Nabataean עם ancestor compare Lzb151, 499; see also especially NesEg 187, ZAW xvi (1896), 322f. Krenkelib. viii (1888), 280-84); — suffix עַמִּי in בֶּןעַֿמִּי (q. v.), and proper name following; elsewhere plural suffix עַמֶּיךָ Num 27:13; Num 31:2 (Lev 19:16 read עַמְּךָ ᵐ5 ), + (possibly) עֲמָָמֶיךָ Judg 5:14 עַמָּיו Gen 25:8 + 15 t., עַמֶּיהָ Gen 17:14 + 3 t.; read עַמֶּי (for ᵑ0 עַמִּי, I. עַם; compare Krenkell.c. 281) Gen 49:29 and perhaps Judg 14:3 (compare Lev 21:14); according to Buhl Kit also 2Kgs 4:13father's kinsmen: וַיֵּאָסֵף אֶלעַֿמָּיו Gen 25:8 (of joining kinsmen in Sh®°ôl), so vGen 25:17; Gen 35:29; Gen 49:33; Num 20:24; Deut 32:50, compare Gen 49:29 (see above), Num 27:13; Num 31:2; Deut 32:50 (all P); וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ מֵעַמֶּיהָ Gen 17:4 (severed from living kinsmen), so Lev 7:20; Lev 7:21; Lev 7:23; Lev 7:27; Lev 19:8; Lev 23:29; Num 9:13, מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּיהָ Exod 31:14, compare Exod 30:33; Exod 30:38; Lev 17:9 (all PH); מֵעַמָּיו יִקַּח אִשָּׁה Lev 21:14 (H), and perhaps Judg 14:3 (simile I. עַם: [םָ֯, הָּ֯] מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֺ Lev 17:4; Lev 17:10; Lev 18:29+); other combinations Judg 5:14 (si vera lectio read perhaps בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָ, see I. עַם 2 d ), Lev 21:1; Lev 21:4; Lev 21:15 (H), Ezek 18:18 and (perhaps) 2Kgs 4:13. — בֶּןעַֿמִּי perhaps = son of my kinsman; on proper name with עַם see GrayProp. N. 41 ff.


BDB9776 H5971 H5972

BDB9775 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9777

עַם noun masculineEzra 6:12 people (see Biblical Hebrew I. עמם, עַם); — ׳ע absolute Dan 2:44; Dan 3:29; Ezra 6:12, construct Dan 7:27 emphatic עַמָּה Ezra 5:12, עַמָּא Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:16; Ezra 7:25 plural emphatic עַמֲמַיָּא (K§§ 15d); 55, 5 a)) Dan 3:4; Dan 3:7 (twice in verse); Dan 3:31; Dan 5:19; Dan 6:26; Dan 7:14.

Strong's Definition H5971
people, nations, nation, peoples, folk, …
ʿam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • nation, people
    • people, nation
    • "persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
    kinsman, kindred
Variations 124 forms of this word
Translations 234 English renderings
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Word Parts
אֲדֹנָ ֑י
אֲדֹנָ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Thee o lord")
֑י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: אֲדֹנָי · uh-doh-NAI
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpc/Sp1cs
Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
אֲדֹנָ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
י Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: thee o lord
the lord ×290 o lord ×34 lord ×24 of the lord ×22 hath the lord ×6 thee o lord ×6 am the lord ×5 my lord ×5
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Lord — Standard divine title; capitalized to mark deity.
Sovereign Lord — Emphasizes God's supreme authority and rule.
Master — Highlights ownership/authority; use in human address contexts.
My Lord — Retains personal possessive; ideal for direct address.
O Lord — Vocative register; suits prayers and laments.
God — Use only where context clearly equates Adonai with deity.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB125 H113 H136

BDB124 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB126

אָדוֺן noun masculineMal 3:1 lord (Phoenician אדן) — ׳א Ps 12:5 + construct אֲדוֺן Josh 3:11 +; plural אֲדֹנִים Isa 26:13 +; construct אֲדֹנֵי Deut 10:17 +; suffix אֲדֹנֵינוּ 1Sam 25:14 + etc.; (אֲדֹנִי, אֲדֹנַי, אֲדֹנָי are variations of Masoretic pointing to distinguish divine reference from human. Plural, with few except an intensive plural of rank; word takes suffix as plural in all other person; so doubtless here. Orig. reading probably in all cases אֲדֹנַי (see DalmDer Gottesname Adonaj; LagBN 188 makes אֲדֹנָי an Aramaic formative); אֲדֹנִי now found in J 51 t.; in E Gen 31:35; Gen 32:19; Gen 42:10; Exod 21:5 in P Gen 23:6; Gen 23:11; Gen 23:15; Num 36:2 (twice in verse); often Samuel & Kings; in Chronicles only in sources, 1Chr 21:3 (3 t. in verse); 1Chr 21:23 (= 2Sam 24:3; 2Sam 24:22) 2Chr 2:13; 2Chr 2:14 Isaiah & Jeremiah only in historical parts Isa 36:8; Isa 36:9; Isa 36:12; Jer 37:20; Jer 38:9 elsewhere Dan 1:10; Dan 10:16; Dan 10:17; Dan 10:19; Dan 12:8; Zech 1:9; Zech 4:4; Zech 4:5; Zech 4:13; Zech 6:4; Ps 110:1; Judg 4:18; Judg 6:13; Ruth 2:13 בִּי אֲדנָי Exod 4:10; Exod 4:13; Josh 7:8 (J) Judg 6:15; Judg 13:8 is referred to God, but בִּי אֲדנִי Gen 43:20; Gen 44:18; Num 12:11 (J) 1Sam 1:26; 1Sam 25:24; 1Kgs 3:17; 1Kgs 3:26 reference to human superiors. There is uncertainty as to אֲדֹנָ֯י Gen 18:3; Gen 19:18 אֲדֹ֯נַי Gen 19:2) —

1. singular lord, master (1) reference to men:
   (a) superintendent of household, or of affairs Gen 45:8; Gen 45:9 (E) = Ps 105:21
   (b) master Ps 12:5
   (c) king Jer 22:18; Jer 34:5 (2) reference to God, הָאָדוֺן יהוה the Lord Yahweh (see יהוה) Exod 23:17; Exod 34:23 (Cov't codes); אֲרוֺן כָּלהָֿאָרֶץ Lord of the whole earth Josh 3:11; Josh 3:13 (J) Ps 97:5; Zech 4:14; Zech 6:5; Mic 4:13 צֻבָאוֺת ׳י ׳הָא, earlier Isa 1:24; Isa 3:1; Isa 10:33; Isa 19:4 (אֲדֹנָי Isa 10:16 in common MT; not Massora, doubtless scribal error); ׳הָא Mal 3:1 אָדוֺן Ps 114:7.
2. plural lords, kings Deut 10:17 = Ps 136:3; Isa 26:13 elsewhere intensive plural of rank, lord, master, (1) reference to men:
   (a) proprietor of hill Samaria 1Kgs 16:24
   (b) master Gen 40:7 (E) Exod 21:4 (twice in verse); Exod 21:6; Exod 21:8; Exod 21:32 (Cov't code) Gen 24:9 + (J, 11 t.) Deut 23:16; Judg 19:11; Judg 19:12 + 13 t. Samuel & Kings; Job 3:19; Ps 123:2; Prov 25:13; Prov 27:18; Prov 30:10; Isa 24:2; Amos 4:1; Zeph 1:9; Mal 1:6 (twice in verse);
   (c) husband Judg 19:26; Judg 19:27; Ps 45:12
   (d) prophet 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:16
   (e) governor Neh 3:5
   (f) prince Gen 42:10; Gen 42:30; Gen 42:33 (E) Gen 44:8 (J) 1Sam 29:10
   (g) king Gen 40:1 (E) Judg 3:25 + 40 t. Samuel & Kings; Chronicles only in sources 1Chr 12:19 compare 1Sam 29:4; 2Chr 13:6; 2Chr 18:16 = 1Kgs 22:17; Isa 19:4; Isa 22:18; Isa 36:12; Isa 37:4; Isa 37:6; Jer 27:4 (2) reference to God Mal 1:6 אֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים Lord of lords Deut 10:17 = Ps 136:3 אֲדֹנֵינוּ Ps 135:5; Ps 147:5; Neh 8:10 אֲדֹנֵינוּ ׳י Ps 8:2; Ps 8:10; Neh 10:30 ׳אֲדֹנַיִח י Isa 51:22 (probably = thy husband, Yahweh); אֲדֹנָיו Hos 12:15 (possibly error for אֲדֹנָי).
3. suffix 1 singular (אֲדֹנַי) אֲדֹנִי (1) reference to men: my lord, my master, (a) master Exod 21:5 (Cov't code) Gen 24:12 +, Gen 44:5 (J, 20 t.) 1Sam 30:13; 1Sam 30:15; 2Kgs 5:3; 2Kgs 5:20; 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:15
   (b) husband Gen 18:12 (J);
   (c) prophet 1Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 2:19; 2Kgs 4:16; 2Kgs 4:28; 2Kgs 6:5; 2Kgs 8:5
   (d) prince Gen 42:10 (E), Gen 23:6; Gen 23:11; Gen 23:15 (P), Gen 43:20; Gen 44:18 +, Gen 47:18, + (J, 12 t.); Judg 4:18
   (e) king 1Sam 22:12 + (Samuel & Kings 75 t.);
   (f) father Gen 31:35 (E);
   (g) Moses Exod 32:22; Num 11:28; Num 12:11; Num 32:26; Num 32:27 (J); Num 36:2 (twice in verse) (P);
   (h) priest 1Sam 1:15; 1Sam 1:26 (twice in verse);
   (i) theophanic angel Josh 5:14; Judg 6:13
   (j) captain 2Sam 11:11
   (k) general recognition of superiority Gen 24:18; Gen 32:5 + Gen 33:8 +; Gen 44:7 + (J, 13 t.), Ruth 2:13; 1Sam 25:24 + (15 t.); (2) reference to God: אֲדֹנָי
  a. my Lord Gen 20:4 (? E) Exod 15:17 (Samaritan יהוה) elsewhere in Hexateuch, J; Gen 18:3(?); Gen 18:27; Gen 18:30; Gen 18:31; Gen 18:32; Gen 19:2; Gen 19:18(?) Exod 4:10; Exod 4:13; Exod 5:22; Exod 34:9; Num 14:17; Josh 7:8 also Judg 6:15; Judg 13:8 not Samuel; 1Kgs 22:6; 2Kgs 19:23 not Chron. except memorials Ezra 10:3 (reference to Ezra) Neh 1:11; Neh 4:8 Wisdom Literature only Job 28:28 (doubtless scribal error for יהוֺה of many MSS.); not Hosea; Isa 37:24; Isa 38:14; Isa 38:16 (historical part); exile Isa 49:14 (compare Isa 51:22); Mic 1:2; Ps 16:2 + (47 t., chiefly this sense, except below
  b.; compare אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי my Lord and my God Ps 35:23 (writers that use אֱלֹהִים seldom use אֲדֹנָי);
  b. Adonay proper name of God, parallel with Yahweh, substitution for it often by scribal error, & eventually supplanting it. In earlier Isa 3:17 + (19 t. seeming to belong here), Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8; Amos 9:1; Ezek 18:25; Ezek 18:29; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:20; Ezek 21:14 (probably ׳אֲדֹנָי י as in usual phrase); Zech 9:4; Mal 1:12; Mal 1:14; Lam 1:14 + (14 t.) Ps 2:4; Ps 37:13; Ps 78:65; Ps 90:17 (? יהוה) Ps 110:5 (Dalman puts most of these below
   (a); — many cases are doubtful); 1Kgs 3:10; 1Kgs 3:15 (Masoretic אדני for יהוה compare Dalm 2Kgs 7:6 Dalm rightly questions; he reads יהוה). The phrases אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי Ps 38:16; Ps 86:12, Adonay my God; אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים Dan 9:3, אֱלֹהֵינוּ ׳א Dan 9:9; Dan 9:15, הָאֵל ׳א Dan 9:4 favour taking ׳א Dan 1:2; Dan 9:7; Dan 9:8 (יהוה ?) vDan 9:16 vDan 9:17 vDan 9:19 vDan 9:19 vDan 9:19 as the divine name.
4. אֲדֹנָי יהוה
   (a) my Lord Yahweh (see יהוה) Gen 15:2; Gen 15:8 (JE) Josh 7:7 (J, ᵐ5 omit ׳י) Deut 3:24; Deut 9:26; Judg 6:22; Judg 16:28; 2Sam 7:1 (6 t.) 1Kgs 2:26; 1Kgs 8:53 probably Amos 3:7; Amos 3:8; Amos 7:2; Amos 7:4; Amos 7:5; Amos 9:8; Jer 1:6; Jer 4:10; Jer 14:13; Jer 32:17; Jer 32:25; Ezek 4:14; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 9:6; Ezek 11:13; Ezek 20:49; Ezek 37:3 (׳יָדַע כִּי אֲני א ׳י) Ezek 13:9; Ezek 23:49; Ezek 24:24; Ezek 28:24; Ezek 29:16 inappropriate in mouth of God; strike out אֲדֹנָי (Co) or read אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ׳י (Dalm); Mic 1:2; Zeph 1:7; Obad 1:1; Zech 9:14; Ps 71:5; Ps 71:16; Ps 73:28
   (b) apparently proper name Adonay Yahweh Isa 25:8; Jer 44:26 exile Isa 40:10 + (10 t., but Isa 61:1; Isa 61:11 read יהוה, ᵐ5);
   (c) uncertain whether
   (a) or
   (b) in prophetic formula אָמַר ׳י ׳א Isa 7:7; Isa 28:16; Isa 30:15; Isa 49:22; Isa 51:4; Isa 65:13; Jer 7:20; Amos 1:8; Amos 3:11; Amos 5:3; Amos 7:6; Obad 1:1 Ezekiel (131 t.); ׳י ׳נְאֻם א Isa 56:8; Jer 2:22; Amos 3:13; Amos 4:5; Amos 8:3; Amos 8:9; Amos 8:11 Ezekiel (80 t.); ׳י ׳דְּבַראֿ Ezek 6:3; Ezek 25:3; Ezek 36:4 ׳י ׳נִשְׁבַּע א Amos 4:2; Amos 6:8 ׳י ׳כֹּה הִרְאַנִי א Amos 7:1; Amos 7:4; Amos 8:1.
5. יהוה אֲדֹנָי Yahweh my Lord Ps 68:21; Ps 109:21; Ps 140:8; Ps 141:8; Hab 3:9.
6. אֲדֹנָי יהוה צְבָאוֺת
   (a) my Lord Yahweh . (see צבאות) Ps 69:7; Amos 9:5; Isa 10:23; Isa 22:5; Isa 22:12; Isa 28:22 compare ׳אֱלֹהֵי הַצְבָאוֺת א ׳י, Yahweh, the God of Hosts my Lord Amos 5:16
   (b) a divine name, Adonay, Yahweh . Jer 46:10 (twice in verse); Jer 50:25
   (c) uncertain are ׳צ ׳י ׳כֹּה אָמַר א Isa 10:24; Isa 22:14; Isa 22:15 ׳נְאֻם א ׳צ ׳י Isa 3:15; Jer 2:19; Jer 49:5; Jer 50:31.

Strong's Definition H136
lord, lords, god
ʾădōnāy
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
  • my lord, lord
    • of men
    • "of God
    Lord—title, spoken in place of Jehovah in Jewish display of reverence
Variations 11 forms of this word
Translations 45 English renderings
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Word Parts
אֲ֝זַמֶּרְ ךָ֗
אֲ֝זַמֶּרְ
Root word praises, sing, praise, psalms, forth
ךָ֗
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: זָמַר · dzaw-MAHR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vpi1cs/Sp2ms
Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"
אֲזַמֶּרְ Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular
ךָ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: i will sing
sing praises ×7 sing ×4 and give praise ×2 and i will sing praises ×2 i will sing ×2 i will sing praises ×2 unto him sing psalms ×2 will i sing ×2
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sing praise — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable.
make music — Captures instrumental dimension; good for mixed vocal/instrumental contexts.
chant — Useful for formal, liturgical, or repetitive worship settings.
celebrate in song — Emphasizes festive, communal worship context.
hymn — Works well as a verb; formal, elevated register.
psalm — Use as a verb when psalmic genre context is explicit.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2387 H2167

BDB2386 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2388

I. [זמר] verb only Pi`el make music in praise of God (׳י), only in poetry (Arabic pipe, play on a reed; Aramaic , זַמֵּר and derivatives; Ethiopic in derived conjugations; on an original meaning hum, murmur, compare HupZKM iii, (1840) 394 ff. iv, 139 ff. IdPsalm. Einl. § 7, 2 De4 on Ps 3) —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְזַמֶּרְךָ Ps 30:13 1 singular אֲזַמֵּר Judg 5:3; 2Sam 22:50 (וַ)אֲזַמְּרָה Ps 7:18 + 7 t., אֲזַמֵּ֑רָה Ps 18:50 + 3 t.; suffix אֲזַמֶּרְךָ Ps 57:10; Ps 108:4, אֲזַמְּרֶ֑ךָּ Ps 131:1 3 masculine plural יְזַמְּרוּ Ps 66:4; Ps 149:3 וִיזַמְּרוּ Ps 66:4 1 plural נְזַמְּרָה Ps 21:14 Imperative masculine plural זַמְּרוּ Ps 9:12 + 14 t., זַמֵּ֑רוּ Ps 47:7 (twice in verse); Infinitive לְזַמֵּר Ps 92:2, זַמְּרָה Ps 147:1make music, melody (only Psalms, except Judg 5:3; Isa 12:5); —
1. of singing to (ל) God (Yahweh) Judg 5:3; Ps 27:6; Ps 101:1; Ps 104:33; Ps 105:2 = 1Chr 16:9 (all || שׁיר verb), Ps 9:12; Ps 30:5 (both || הוֺדוּ), Ps 47:7 (לְמַלְכֵּנוּ), Ps 66:4; Ps 71:23 (with תְּרַנֵּנָּה שְׂפָתַי), Ps 75:10 (|| הגיד), Ps 146:2 (|| הלל); followed by אֶלִֿ Ps 59:18 to his name לשׁם, Ps 18:50 = 2Sam 22:50 (|| אודך), Ps 92:2 (|| לְהֹדוֺת), Ps 135:3 (|| הללויה); followed by suffix = sing thee, praise thee in song Ps 30:13; Ps 57:10; Ps 108:4; Ps 138:1 (all || אודך); followed by acc ׳י Isa 12:5, אלהים Ps 47:7, אלהינו Ps 147:1, אדני Ps 68:33 (|| שׁירו), followed by שְׁמוֺ Ps 7:18 (|| אודה), Ps 9:3; Ps 61:9; Ps 66:4; Ps 68:5 (|| שׁידו); followed by כְּבוֺד שְׁמוֺ Ps 66:2, גבורתך Ps 21:14 (|| נשׁירה); followed by accusative of the song, מַשְׂכִּיל Ps 47:8 (see ׳מ below שׂכל); absolute Ps 57:8 (|| אשׁירה), Ps 98:4 (|| הָרִיעוּ, פִּצְחוּ, רַנְַנוּ), Ps 108:2 (|| אשׁירה; instrumental accompare vPs 108:3 compare also vPs 108:4 above), Ps 47:7 (twice in verse).
2. of playing musical instruments בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֺר זַמְּרוּלֿוֺ Ps 33:2 (|| בְּכִנּוֺר ׳הודו לי), compare Ps 144:9 (|| אשׁירה); אזמרה לך בכנור Ps 71:22 (|| אודך בִכְלִינֶֿבֶל); בכנ֑֑ור בכנור ׳לי ׳ז וקול זמרה Ps 98:5 בכנור ׳לא ׳ז Ps 147:7 (|| בתודה ׳ענו לי); בְּתֹף וכנור יזמרולֿו Ps 149:3 (|| יהללו שׁמו בְּמָחוֺל).


BDB9492 H2167 H2170

BDB9491 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9493

[זְמָר] noun [masculine] music (compare Biblical Hebrew I. [זָמַר]); — emphatic זְמָרָא Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15.

Strong's Definition H2167
praises, sing, praise, psalms, forth
zāmar
properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e., play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
  • to sing, sing praise, make music
    • (Piel)
      • to make music, sing
      • "to play a musical instrument
Variations 20 forms of this word
Translations 30 English renderings
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Word Parts
בַּל
בַּל
Particle not
Dictionary form: בַּל · bahl
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Tn
Particle — Negative
בַּל Speech Particle Type Negative
In English
not ×7 shall not ×5 they shall not ×5 he shall not ×3 nor ×3 i shall not ×2 neither ×2 that they may not ×2
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not — General negation; suits most poetic and prose contexts.
never — Stresses absolute or emphatic negation; strong assertion.
nor — Use when continuing a negative clause in a series.
cannot — Highlights inability rather than mere negation.
no — Blunt, forceful denial; works well before a noun or verb.
nothing — Use when בַּל negates an implied object or quantity.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1126 H1077

BDB1125 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1127

בַּל69 adverb not (Phoenician id.: e.g. CISi. 165, 15 בל יכן לכהן shall not be for the priest; :3, 3 בל עתי = before my time) a poetic synonym of לֹא, of comparatively rare occurrence, Hos 7:2; Hos 9:16 (Qr) Isa 14:21; Isa 35:9; Isa 43:17; Prov 9:13; Prov 14:7; Prov 19:23; Prov 22:29; Prov 23:7; Prov 23:35 (twice in verse); Prov 24:23; 1Chr 16:30 ( = Ps 96:10), only besides, except in the passages cited, in other Psalms: often repeated in the same context, as Isa 26:10 (twice in verse); Isa 26:11; Isa 26:14 (twice in verse); Isa 26:18 (twice in verse); Isa 33:20 (twice in verse); Isa 33:21; Isa 33:23 (twice in verse); Isa 33:24; Isa 44:8; Isa 44:9 (3 t. in verse); Ps 10:4; Ps 10:6; Ps 10:11; Ps 10:15; Ps 10:18; Ps 16:2; Ps 16:4 (twice in verse); Ps 16:8; Ps 17:3 (twice in verse); Ps 17:5; Ps 21:3; Ps 21:8; Ps 21:12 also used often with אֶמּוֺט, יִמּוֺט, תִּמּוֺט Ps 10:6; Ps 16:8; Ps 21:8; Ps 30:7; Ps 46:6; Ps 93:1; Ps 96:10; Ps 104:5; Prov 10:30; Prov 12:3; Job 41:15. In Isa 40:24 it is probably that it acquires from the context the sense of hardly: yea, hardly are they planted, yea, hardly are they sown ..., when he even bloweth upon them, and they wither; compare לֹא 2Kgs 20:4. Joined anomalously with an infin., Ps 32:9 בַּל קְרוֺב אֵלֶיךָ (else) there is not coming nigh thee (i.e. else they will not approach thee).

Strong's Definition H1077
not, nor, neither, no, cannot, …
bal
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
  • not, hardly, else
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 42 English renderings
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Word Parts
אֻמִּֽים
אֻמִּֽים
Root word people, nations, folk, nation
Dictionary form: לְאֹם · leh-OME
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpa
Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
אֻמִּֽים Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: unto thee among the nations
of the people ×3 the people ×3 to the people ×3 and let the people ×2 and the people ×2 of people ×2 the nations ×2 unto thee among the nations ×2
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people — Broadest rendering; fits most poetic and prose contexts.
nation — Emphasizes political or ethnic identity of a group.
community — Highlights collective social bonds over ethnicity.
ethnic group — Modern scholarly tone; useful in analytical contexts.
populace — Stresses the mass of ordinary inhabitants.
tribe — Prefer when the group is smaller or kinship-defined.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4286 H3816

BDB4285 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4287

לְאֹם, לְאוֺם noun masculineGen 25:23 people, in poetry and chiefly late; — ׳ל absolute Gen 25:23 (twice in verse); Prov 14:28, לְאוֺם Prov 11:26 suffix לְאוּמִּי Isa 51:4 plural לְאֻמִּים Gen 25:23 + 28 t.; לְאוּמִים Isa 55:4people, both of Israel and of Edom, Gen 25:23 (3 t. in verse) (J; Jacob and Esau; || גּוֺי); elsewhere of Israel only Isa 51:4 (singular || עַם); usually plural of other peoples: — ׳שְׁאוֺן ל Isa 17:12 (|| הֲמוֺן עמים, compare vIsa 17:13 || גּוֺיִם Isa 34:1; Isa 43:9; Ps 2:1; Ps 44:3; Ps 44:15; Ps 105:44; Ps 149:7, compare Isa 55:4 (twice in verse) (גּוֺי in vIsa 55:5); || עַמִּים Gen 27:29 (J), Hab 2:13; Jer 51:58; Ps 47:4; Ps 57:10; Ps 67:5 (twice in verse); Ps 108:4; Prov 24:24 further Isa 41:1; Isa 49:1 (both || אִיִּים), Isa 43:4 (|| אָ֯דָם Isa 60:2 (|| אֶרֶץ), Ps 9:9 (|| תֵּבֵל), Ps 148:11 (|| מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ, etc.); עֲדַת לְאֻמִּים Ps 7:8, ׳הֲמוֺן ל Ps 65:8 of any and all peoples Prov 14:34 singular indefinite = people in general, as making public opinion, Prov 11:26 (collective, with plural verb); = population, as subjects of prince Prov 14:28 (|| עַם).

Strong's Definition H3816
people, nations, folk, nation
lĕʾōm
a community
  • a people, nation
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 23 English renderings