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H5971 · עַם

ʻam

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

KJV gloss list in the source

folk, men, nation, people.

Source pronunciation notation: am

Derivation recorded by Strong

from H6004 (עָמַם);

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