עַם
am
kinsman
Strong's H5971NounHebrewTWOT 1640a

עַם (am) is a Hebrew noun meaning kinsman. It appears 1870 times in 39 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5971).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1640a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1640a)people; nation; persons; tribe, troops, attendants, flock; folk, men
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עַם noun, masculine: people

Strong's H5971 עַם: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV:folk, men, nation, people.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1640: עָמַם ʿāmam — Root of: עַם people

See it in Scripture

Genesis 11:6Exodus 1:9Leviticus 4:3

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