HebrewH3816Noun (Masculine)

לְאֹם

le.om

21Occurrences
H3816Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a community

or לְאוֹם; from an unused root meaning to gather;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a people, nation

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

לְאֹם appears 21 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
10
Proverbs
4
Psalms
3
Genesis
2
Habakkuk
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

Genesis 25:23BSB

and He declared to her:“Two nations are in your womb,and two peoples from within you will be separated;one people will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.”

Isaiah 17:13BSB

The nations rage like the rush of many waters.He rebukes them, and they flee far away,driven before the wind like chaff on the hills,like tumbleweeds before a gale.

Isaiah 43:9BSB

All the nations gather togetherand the peoples assemble.Who among them can declare this,and proclaim to us the former things?Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them,so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”

Isaiah 60:2BSB

For behold, darkness covers the earth,and thick darkness is over the peoples;but the LORD will rise upon you,and His glory will appear over you.

Proverbs 14:34BSB

Righteousness exalts a nation,but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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