עַ֣ם

𐤏𐤌

am

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 14:9 · Word #9

Lexicon H5971

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

Morphology HNcmsc 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 H5971-01

a kin-group

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun (absolute or construct forms attested). Functions as a collective singular referring to a unified social body.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine singular (absolute or construct), so it is rendered as a singular collective entity. "Kin-group" reflects the root idea of those bound or associated together, preserving the sense of a united body rather than a random crowd.

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

Words from Root עמם (to associate, be united, bind together, be in close kinship)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5972-01 am a gathered people
H5971-03 amam their gathered-people
H6004-01 amamuhu they overshadowed him

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