People
עַםStrong’s H5971am
Appears in 1,656 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Am is the Hebrew word usually translated “people”, “people my” and “people his”. It appears in 1,656 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
Meaning
- Nation, peoplepeople, nation · persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
- Kinsman, kindred
- § kinsman, kindred
How it's translated
- the people 750
- people my 166
- a people 111
- people his 100
- people of 88
- people your 87
- peoples 75
- the peoples 70
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 151
- Exodus 149
- Isaiah 125
- Psalms 112
- 2 Chronicles 98
- Deuteronomy 96
39 books in all.
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Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 9:6In contextNeither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
- Daniel 9:15In contextAnd now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
- Daniel 9:16In contextO LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
- Daniel 9:19In contextO Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
- Daniel 9:20In contextAnd whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
- Daniel 9:24In contextSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
All 1,656 verses, by book
- Genesis 33
- 11:614:1617:1417:1619:423:723:1123:1223:1325:825:1726:1026:1127:2928:332:733:1534:1634:2235:635:2941:4041:5542:647:2147:2348:448:1949:1049:1649:2949:3350:20
- Exodus 149
- 1:91:201:223:73:103:123:214:164:214:304:315:15:45:55:65:75:105:125:165:225:236:77:47:147:168:18:38:48:88:98:118:208:218:228:238:298:318:329:19:79:139:149:159:179:2710:310:411:211:311:812:2712:3112:3312:3412:3613:313:1713:1813:2214:514:614:1314:3115:1315:1415:1615:2416:416:2716:3017:117:217:317:417:517:617:1318:118:1018:1318:1418:1518:1818:1918:2118:2218:2318:2518:2619:519:719:819:919:1019:1119:1219:1419:1519:1619:1719:2119:2319:2419:2520:1820:2020:2121:822:2522:2823:1123:2724:224:324:724:830:3330:3831:1432:132:332:632:732:932:1132:1232:1432:1732:2132:2232:2532:2832:3032:3132:3432:3533:133:333:433:533:833:1033:1233:1333:1634:934:1036:536:6
- Leviticus 39
- 4:34:277:207:217:257:279:79:159:189:229:239:2410:316:1516:2416:3317:417:917:1018:2919:819:1619:1820:220:320:420:520:620:1720:1820:2420:2621:121:421:1421:1523:2923:3026:12
- Numbers 76
- 5:215:279:1311:111:211:811:1011:1111:1211:1311:1411:1611:1711:1811:2111:2411:2911:3211:3311:3411:3512:1512:1613:1813:2813:3013:3113:3214:114:914:1114:1314:1414:1514:1614:1914:3915:2615:3016:4116:4720:120:320:2020:2421:221:421:521:621:721:1621:1821:2321:2921:3321:3421:3522:322:522:622:1122:1222:1722:4123:923:2424:1425:125:225:427:1331:231:331:3232:1533:14
- Deuteronomy 96
- 1:282:42:102:162:212:252:322:333:13:23:33:284:64:104:194:204:274:335:286:147:67:77:147:167:199:29:69:129:139:269:279:2910:1110:1513:713:914:214:2116:1817:717:1317:1618:320:120:220:520:820:920:1120:1621:826:1526:1826:1927:127:927:1127:1227:1527:1627:1727:1827:1927:2027:2127:2227:2327:2427:2527:2628:928:1028:3228:3328:3728:6429:1330:331:731:1231:1632:632:832:932:2132:3632:4332:4432:5033:333:533:733:1733:1933:2133:29
- Joshua 58
- 1:21:61:101:113:33:53:63:143:164:24:104:114:194:245:45:56:56:76:86:106:166:207:37:47:57:77:138:18:38:58:98:108:118:138:148:168:208:3310:710:2110:3311:411:714:817:1417:1517:1724:224:1624:1724:1824:1924:2124:2224:2424:2524:2724:28
- Judges 61
- 1:162:42:62:72:123:184:135:25:95:115:135:145:187:17:27:37:47:57:67:77:88:59:299:329:339:349:359:369:379:389:429:439:459:489:4910:1811:1111:2011:2111:2312:214:314:1614:1716:2416:3018:718:1018:2018:2720:220:820:1020:1620:2220:2620:3121:221:421:921:15
- 1 Samuel 90
- 2:132:232:242:294:34:44:175:105:116:198:78:108:198:219:29:129:139:169:179:2410:110:1110:1710:2310:2410:2511:411:511:711:1111:1211:1411:1512:612:1812:1912:2012:2213:213:413:513:613:713:813:1113:1413:1513:1613:2214:214:314:1514:1714:2014:2414:2614:2714:2814:3014:3114:3214:3314:3414:3814:3914:4014:4114:4515:115:415:815:915:1515:2115:2415:3017:2717:3018:518:1323:826:526:726:1426:1527:1230:430:630:2131:9
- 2 Samuel 85
- 1:41:122:262:272:282:303:183:313:323:343:353:363:375:25:126:26:186:196:217:77:87:107:117:237:248:1510:1010:1210:1311:711:1712:2812:2912:3113:3414:1314:1515:1215:1715:2315:2415:3016:616:1416:1516:1817:217:317:817:917:1617:2217:2918:118:218:318:418:518:618:718:818:1619:219:319:819:919:3919:4020:1220:1520:2222:2822:4422:4823:1023:1124:224:324:424:924:1024:1524:1624:1724:21
- 1 Kings 67
- 1:391:403:23:83:94:345:75:166:138:168:308:338:348:368:388:418:438:448:508:518:528:538:568:598:608:669:79:209:2312:512:612:712:912:1012:1212:1312:1512:1612:2312:2712:3012:3113:3314:214:716:216:1516:1616:2116:2218:2118:2218:2418:3018:3718:3919:2120:820:1020:1520:4221:921:1221:1322:422:2822:43
- 2 Kings 47
- 3:74:134:414:424:436:307:167:177:208:219:610:910:1811:1311:1411:1711:1811:1911:2012:312:813:714:414:2115:415:515:1015:3516:1518:2618:3620:521:2422:422:1323:223:323:623:2123:3023:3524:1425:325:1125:1925:2225:26
- 1 Chronicles 39
- 5:2510:911:211:1313:414:216:216:816:2016:2416:2616:2816:3616:4317:617:717:917:1017:2117:2218:1419:719:1119:1319:1420:321:221:321:521:1721:2222:1823:2528:228:2129:929:1429:1729:18
- 2 Chronicles 98
- 1:91:101:112:112:186:56:66:216:246:256:276:296:326:336:346:397:47:57:107:137:147:208:78:1010:510:610:710:910:1010:1210:1510:1612:313:913:1714:1316:1017:918:218:318:2719:420:720:2120:2520:3321:1421:1923:523:623:1023:1223:1323:1623:1723:2023:2124:1024:2024:2325:1125:1526:126:2127:229:3630:330:1330:1830:2030:2731:431:831:1032:432:632:832:1332:1432:1532:1732:1832:1933:1033:1733:2534:3035:335:535:735:835:1235:1336:136:1436:1536:1636:23
- Nehemiah 44
- 1:81:104:64:134:144:194:225:15:135:155:185:197:47:57:77:727:738:18:38:58:68:78:98:118:128:138:169:109:229:249:309:3210:1410:2810:3010:3110:3411:111:211:2412:3012:3813:113:24
- Psalms 112
- 3:63:87:89:1114:414:718:2718:4318:4722:622:3128:929:1133:1033:1235:1844:1245:545:1045:1245:1747:147:347:949:150:450:753:453:656:757:959:1160:362:866:867:367:467:568:768:3068:3572:272:372:473:1074:1474:1877:1477:1577:2078:178:2078:5278:6278:7179:1380:481:881:1181:1383:385:285:685:887:689:1589:1989:5094:594:894:1495:795:1096:396:596:796:1096:1397:698:999:199:2100:3102:18102:22105:1105:13105:20105:24105:25105:43106:4106:34106:40106:48107:32108:3110:3111:6111:9113:8114:1116:14116:18125:2135:12135:14136:16144:2144:15148:14149:4
- Song of Solomon 1
- 6:12
- Isaiah 125
- 1:31:41:102:32:42:63:53:73:123:133:143:155:135:256:56:96:107:27:87:178:68:98:118:128:199:29:99:139:169:1910:210:610:1310:1410:2210:2411:1011:1111:1612:413:413:1414:214:614:2014:3217:1218:218:719:2522:423:1324:224:424:1325:325:625:725:826:1126:2027:1128:528:1128:1429:1329:1430:530:630:930:1930:2630:2832:1332:1833:333:1233:1933:2434:536:1140:140:742:542:642:2243:843:2043:2144:747:649:849:1349:2251:451:551:751:1651:2252:452:552:652:953:856:356:757:1458:160:2161:962:1062:1263:363:663:863:1163:1463:1864:965:265:365:1065:1865:1965:22
- Jeremiah 151
- 1:182:112:132:312:324:104:114:225:145:215:235:265:316:146:196:216:226:266:277:127:167:237:338:58:78:118:198:218:229:19:29:79:1510:311:411:1412:1412:1613:1013:1114:1014:1114:1614:1715:115:715:2016:516:1017:1918:1519:119:1119:1421:721:822:222:423:223:1323:2223:2723:3223:3323:3424:725:125:225:1926:726:826:926:1126:1226:1626:1726:1826:2326:2427:1227:1327:1628:128:528:728:1128:1529:129:1629:2529:3230:330:2231:131:231:731:1431:3332:2132:3832:4233:2434:134:834:1034:1935:1636:636:736:936:1036:1336:1437:237:437:1237:1838:138:439:839:939:1039:1440:540:641:1041:1341:1441:1642:142:843:143:444:1544:2044:2144:2446:1646:2448:4248:4649:150:650:1650:4151:4551:5852:652:1552:2552:28
- Ezekiel 91
- 3:53:63:117:2711:111:1711:2012:1913:913:1013:1713:1813:1913:2113:2314:814:914:1117:917:1518:1820:3420:3520:4121:1222:2923:2424:1824:1925:725:1426:226:726:1126:2027:327:3327:3628:1928:2529:1330:1131:1232:332:932:1033:233:333:633:1233:1733:3033:3134:1334:3036:336:836:1236:1536:2036:2837:1237:1337:1837:2337:2738:638:838:938:1238:1438:1538:1638:2239:439:739:1339:2742:1444:1144:1944:2345:845:945:1645:2246:346:946:1846:2046:24
- Obadiah 1
- 1:13
- Jonah 1
- 1:8
Hebrew dictionary
עַם am · people
: people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
עַם am · kinsman
kinsman, kindred
עַם am · People's (Gate)
§ kinsman, kindred
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “people” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PEOPLE, noun
[Latin populus.]
- The body of persons who compose a community, town, city or nation.
- The vulgar; the mass of illiterate persons.
- The commonalty, as distinct from men of rank.
- Persons of a particular class; a part of a nation or community; as country people
All definitions and other forms of “people”
- Persons in general; any persons indefinitely; like on in French, and man in Saxon.
- A collection or community of animals.“The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer” Proverbs 30:25
- When people signified a separate nation or tribe, it has the plural number.“Thou must prophesy again before many peoples” Revelation 10:11
- In Scripture, fathers or kindred. Genesis 25:8
- The Gentiles.“--To him shall the gathering of the people be” Genesis 49:10
PEOPLE, verb transitive
To stock with inhabitants. Emigrants from Europe have peopled the United States.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.