הָ/עָ֔ם

𐤄/𐤏𐤌

haam

the 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

Numbers 13:28 · Word #4

Lexicon H5971

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

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5971-29

the gathered people

Rootעמם (ʿ-m-m)
Core Meaningsto associate, to be united, to gather together, kinship, communal belonging
Semantic Rangepeople, nation, kin-group, tribal community, populace, subjects, troops, attendants, flock (figurative)
Conceptual Significanceעַם expresses covenantal and communal identity in the Hebrew Bible, especially in phrases like "עַם יהוה" (the people of YHWH). It emphasizes belonging, shared ancestry, and collective responsibility within Israel and distinguishes covenant communities from other nations.
Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הָ). Though grammatically singular, it functions as a collective noun referring to a community or nation.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עַם denotes a united, associated body bound by kinship or shared identity. Rendering it as "the gathered people" preserves the sense of a collective community inherent in the root עמם while reflecting the definite article and masculine singular collective form ("the" + singular collective noun).

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

Words from Root עמם (to associate, to be united, to gather together, kinship, communal belonging)

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