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In the Old Testament, it frequently refers to the Israelites as God's chosen people, emphasizing their covenant relationship with Him. It can also refer to other nations or groups, highlighting the distinction between Israel and other peoples.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of "am" was deeply tied to identity, community, and covenant. The Israelites saw themselves as a distinct people chosen by God, bound together by shared ancestry, laws, and religious practices. This collective identity was central to their understanding of their role in God's plan and their relationship with other nations. The term also reflects the socio-political structures of the time, where tribes and nations were the primary units of society.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm">am</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>people<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>people (8), peoples (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>people <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm">am</a> -- people. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm">am</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְעַם֙ וְעַמָּ֖ה ועם ועמה לְעַ֖ם לְעַ֥ם לעם עַ֨ם עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א עַמְמַיָּ֡א עַמָּ֤א עַמָּ֨ה עַמָּה֙ עם עמא עמה עממיא ‘am ‘am·mā ‘am·māh ‘am·may·yā ‘ammā ‘ammāh ‘ammayyā am amMa amMah ammaiYa lə‘am lə·‘am leAm veAm veamMah wə‘am wə‘ammāh wə·‘am wə·‘am·māh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דְנָה֙ סַתְרֵ֔הּ <b> וְעַמָּ֖ה </b> הַגְלִ֥י לְבָבֶֽל׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and deported <span class="itali">the people</span> to Babylon.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and carried <span class="itali">the people</span> away<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this destroyed <span class="itali">the people</span> and deported to Babylon<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ מֶ֤לֶךְ <b> וְעַם֙ </b> דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> any king <span class="itali">or people</span> who attempts<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> kings <span class="itali">and people,</span> that shall put<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> any king <span class="itali">people</span> who shall put<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־ <b> עַמָּ֨ה </b> יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that any <span class="itali">of the people</span> of Israel<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they of <span class="itali">the people</span> of Israel,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my kingdom of <span class="itali">of the people</span> of Israel and their priests<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִם֩ הִתְנַדָּב֨וּת <b> עַמָּ֤א </b> וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> offering <span class="itali">of the people</span> and of the priests,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the freewill offering <span class="itali">of the people,</span> and of the priests,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the freewill <span class="itali">of the people</span> the priests offering<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) לְכָל־ <b> עַמָּה֙ </b> דִּ֚י בַּעֲבַ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">the people</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all <span class="itali">the people</span> that [are] beyond<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> judge all <span class="itali">the people</span> who beyond<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה <b> לְעַ֥ם </b> אָחֳרָ֖ן לָ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for another <span class="itali">people;</span> it will crush<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to other <span class="itali">people,</span> [but] it shall break in pieces<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be destroyed and kingdom <span class="itali">people</span> to other or even<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְכ֤וֹן אָֽמְרִין֙ <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א </b> אֻמַּיָּ֖א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To you the command is given, <span class="itali">O peoples,</span> nations<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> To you it is commanded, <span class="itali">O people,</span> nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> loudly the command <span class="itali">peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין כָּֽל־ <b> עַמְמַיָּ֡א </b> קָ֣ל קַרְנָא֩</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> heard the sound<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when all <span class="itali">the people</span> heard the sound<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heard and all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> the sound of the horn<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָֽפְלִ֨ין כָּֽל־ <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א </b> אֻמַיָּ֣א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">the peoples,</span> nations<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all <span class="itali">the people,</span> the nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fell and all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּי֩ כָל־ <b> עַ֨ם </b> אֻמָּ֜ה וְלִשָּׁ֗ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that any <span class="itali">people,</span> nation<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> That every <span class="itali">people,</span> nation,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who any <span class="itali">people</span> nation tongue<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־ <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א </b> אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to all <span class="itali">the peoples,</span> nations,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto all <span class="itali">people,</span> nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king to all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֵ֔הּ כֹּ֣ל <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א </b> אֻמַיָּא֙ וְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on him, all <span class="itali">the peoples,</span> nations<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, all <span class="itali">people,</span> nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bestowed all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּ֠תַב לְֽכָל־ <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א </b> אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to all <span class="itali">the peoples,</span> nations<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto all <span class="itali">people,</span> nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wrote to all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמַלְכ֔וּ וְכֹ֣ל <b> עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א </b> אֻמַיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> That all <span class="itali">the peoples,</span> nations<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that all <span class="itali">people,</span> nations,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kingdom all <span class="itali">the peoples</span> nations language<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהִיבַ֕ת <b> לְעַ֖ם </b> קַדִּישֵׁ֣י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be given <span class="itali">to the people</span> of the saints<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be given <span class="itali">to the people</span> of the saints<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heaven will be given <span class="itali">to the people</span> of the saints of the Highest<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5972.htm">15 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5972.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5972<br>15 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/am_5972.htm">‘am — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/amma_5972.htm">‘am·mā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ammah_5972.htm">‘am·māh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ammaiya_5972.htm">‘am·may·yā — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leam_5972.htm">lə·‘am — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veam_5972.htm">wə·‘am — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veammah_5972.htm">wə·‘am·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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