עַמִּֽ/י

𐤏𐤌/𐤉

ami

of my 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

Isaiah 22:4 · Word #14

Lexicon H5971

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

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp1cs 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 H5971-11

my kin-people

Rootעמם (ʿ-m-m)
Core Meaningsgathering, kinship group, community, peoplehood
Semantic Rangepeople, nation, tribal group, kinsfolk, community, subjects, troops, attendants
Conceptual SignificanceFrequently used in covenantal contexts to express belonging and relational identity between יהוה and Israel ("I will be your Elohim, and you shall be my people"). It conveys not merely ethnicity but covenant membership and shared communal identity under divine kingship.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun עַם in construct form with 1cs pronominal suffix ("-י"), yielding "my people." Though singular in form, it is a collective noun referring to a group.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עַם denotes a gathered kinship community or people as a unified body. The form עַמִּי is masculine singular construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, meaning "my," so "my kin-people" preserves both the collective sense of a gathered community and the personal possessive relationship expressed in the morphology.

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

Words from Root עמם (gathering, kinship group, community, peoplehood)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5971-01 am a kin-group
H5971-02 amam their gathered-people
H5971-03 amayv his peoples

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