עַמּ֤/וֹ

𐤏𐤌/𐤅

amo

his people

from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

H5971

1 Chronicles 21:3 · Word #6

Lexicon H5971

Lemmaעַם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤌
Transliterationʻam
Strong'sH5971
In-contexthis people

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H5971-18

his kin-people

Rootעמם (ʿ-m-m)
Core Meaningsto associate, to be joined, kinship, community, peoplehood
Semantic Rangepeople, kin-group, tribe, nation, subjects, attendants, populace, covenant community
Conceptual Significanceעַם is a central covenantal term in the Hebrew Bible, especially in the formula "I will be their God, and they shall be My people." It expresses collective identity, belonging, and relational loyalty between a leader or deity and the community bound to him.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct form (עַם) with 3ms pronominal suffix (־וֹ), yielding "his people." Though singular in form, it is a collective noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עַם denotes a united community bound by kinship or shared identity. As a masculine singular construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, it literally means "people of him," hence "his kin-people," preserving both the collective-singular sense of the noun and the possessive relationship indicated by the suffix.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עמם (to associate, to be joined, kinship, community, peoplehood)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5971-01 am a gathered people
H5971-02 am a kin-group
H5971-04 amam their gathered-people

Word Usage (1870 occurrences of H5971)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:6 עַ֤ם am the people
Genesis 14:16 הָ/עָֽם haam the people
Genesis 17:14 מֵ/עַמֶּ֑י/הָ meameyha from his people