Lexical Definition
עַם ʻam (am) people A:N-M
(Aramaic) corresponding to עַם
people.
- {a people (as a congregated unit)
- specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)
- hence (collectively) troops or attendants
- figuratively, a flock}
1) people
Usage: 13 forms in 15 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| עַמָּה֙ | people the | Ezra.7.25 |
| עַמָּ֨ה | people the | Ezra.7.13 |
| עַמָּ֤א | people the | Ezra.7.16 |
| עַמְמַיָּ֡א | peoples the | Dan.3.7 |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א | peoples the | Dan.4.1 • Dan.6.25 |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א | peoples the | Dan.3.7 |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א | peoples the | Dan.5.19 • Dan.7.14 |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א | peoples O | Dan.3.4 |
| עַ֨ם | people | Dan.3.29 |
| לְעַ֥ם | to a people | Dan.2.44 |
| לְעַ֖ם | to a people | Dan.7.27 |
| וְעַמָּ֖ה | and people the | Ezra.5.12 |
| וְעַם֙ | and people | Ezra.6.12 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: עַם
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 5:12 · 6:12 · 7:13 · 7:16 · 7:25 |
| Daniel | 2:44 · 3:4 · 3:7 · 3:29 · 3:31* · 5:19 · 6:26* · 7:14 · 7:27 |