am · people

What it means

am (עַם) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “people”.

(Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "am".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A nation; "nations, races and languages" means everyone.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• people ×8
• peoples ×7

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Ezra×5
• Daniel×10

• Ezra 5:12

  But because our fathers angered the Elah of the heavens, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean; and this house he destroyed, and the people he carried into exile to Babylon.

• Ezra 6:12

  And may the Elah who has made his name dwell there overthrow every king and people who puts forth his hand to change it, to damage that house of Elah which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given an order; let it be done with diligence.”

• Ezra 7:13

  by me an order is given that everyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel and its priests and the Levites who freely offers himself to go to Jerusalem with you may go.

• Ezra 7:16

  and all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, who offer freely for the house of their Elah which is in Jerusalem.

• Ezra 7:25

  And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your Elah which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the other side of the river, all who know the laws of your Elah; and whoever does not know them, you shall make them known.

• Daniel 2:44

  And in the days of those kings the Elah of the heavens will set up a kingdom that forever will not be destroyed, and its kingdom will not be left to another people; it will crush and bring to an end all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

• Daniel 3:4

  And the herald was calling out with strength, “To you it is said, peoples, nations, and languages:

• Daniel 3:7

  Because of this, at that time, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages were falling down and bowing down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

• Daniel 3:29

  And from me is made a decree that any people, nation, or language that says anything amiss against their Elah, the Elah of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be made into pieces, and its house shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other Elah who is able to rescue like this.”

• Daniel 4:1

  King Nebuchadnezzar, to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: May your peace increase!

• Daniel 5:19

  and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him; whom he wished he killed, and whom he wished he kept alive, and whom he wished he raised up, and whom he wished he brought low.

• Daniel 6:25

  Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: “May your peace increase!

• Daniel 7:14

  And to him was given dominion and honor and kingdom, and all the peoples, nations, and languages will serve him; his dominion is an eternal dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be destroyed.

• Daniel 7:27

  And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under all the heavens will be given to the people of the saints of Illaya; his kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey him.’

And 1 more times.