uma · nation

What it means

uma (אֻמָּה) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “nation”.

People (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "umma".

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 people with its own language and origin, in Aramaic.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

• nations ×7
• nation ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Ezra×1
• Daniel×7

• Ezra 4:10

  and the rest of the nations whom Osnappar, the great and noble, carried into exile and settled them in the city of Samaria, and the rest of the other side of the river. And now:

• 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.