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Lexicon :: Strong's H3816 - lᵊ'ōm

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לְאֹם
Transliteration
lᵊ'ōm
Pronunciation
leh-ome'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to gather
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1069a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: לאם (Strongs and Gesenius) לאום (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

לְאֹם lᵉʼôm, leh-ome'; or לְאוֹם lᵉʼôwm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community:—nation, people.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H3816 in the following manner: people (24x), nation (10x), folk (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H3816 in the following manner: people (24x), nation (10x), folk (1x).

  1. a people, nation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לְאֹם lᵉʼôm, leh-ome'; or לְאוֹם lᵉʼôwm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community:—nation, people.
STRONGS H3816: Abbreviations
† לְאֹם, לְאוֺם noun masculineGenesis 25:23 people, in poetry and chiefly late; — ל׳ absolute Genesis 25:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 14:28, לְאוֺם Proverbs 11:26; suffix לְאוּמִּי Isaiah 51:4; plural לְאֻמִּים Genesis 25:23 + 28 times; לְאוּמִים Isaiah 55:4; — people, both of Israel and of Edom, Genesis 25:23 (3 times in verse) (J; Jacob and Esau; || גּוֺי); elsewhere of Israel only Isaiah 51:4 (singular || עַם); usually plural of other peoples: — שְׁאוֺן ל׳ Isaiah 17:12 (|| הֲמוֺן עמים, compare Isaiah 17:13; || גּוֺיִם Isaiah 34:1; Isaiah 43:9; Psalm 2:1; Psalm 44:3; Psalm 44:15; Psalm 105:44; Psalm 149:7, compare Isaiah 55:4 (twice in verse) (גּוֺי in Isaiah 55:5); || עַמִּים Genesis 27:29 (J), Habakkuk 2:13; Jeremiah 51:58; Psalm 47:4; Psalm 57:10; Psalm 67:5 (twice in verse); Psalm 108:4; Proverbs 24:24; further Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 49:1 (both || אִיִּים), Isaiah 43:4 (|| אָ֯דָם Isaiah 60:2 (|| אֶרֶץ), Psalm 9:9 (|| תֵּבֵל), Psalm 148:11 (|| מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ, etc.); עֲדַת לְאֻמִּים Psalm 7:8, הֲמוֺן ל׳ Psalm 65:8; of any and all peoples Proverbs 14:34; singular indefinite = people in general, as making public opinion, Proverbs 11:26 (collective, with plural verb); = population, as subjects of prince Proverbs 14:28 (|| עַם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:23; 25:23; 25:23; 25:23; 27:29

Psalms

2:1; 7:8; 9:9; 44:3; 44:15; 47:4; 57:10; 65:8; 67:5; 105:44; 108:4; 148:11; 149:7

Proverbs

11:26; 11:26; 14:28; 14:28; 14:34; 24:24

Isaiah

17:12; 17:13; 34:1; 41:1; 43:4; 43:9; 49:1; 51:4; 51:4; 55:4; 55:4; 55:5; 60:2

Jeremiah

51:58

Habakkuk

2:13

H3816

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3816 matches the Hebrew לְאֹם (lᵊ'ōm),
which occurs 36 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And the LORD said to her:

“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7 - So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - He shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2 - You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - You make us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:3 - He will subdue the peoples under us,
And the nations under our feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:9 - I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing to You among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 67:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 - Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!
For You shall judge the people righteously,
And govern the nations on earth. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:44 - He gave them the lands of the Gentiles,
And they inherited the labor of the nations,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:3 - I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:11 - Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:7 - To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26 - The people will curse him who withholds grain,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Woe to the multitude of many people
Who make a noise like the roar of the seas,
And to the rushing of nations
That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters;
But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind,
Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Come near, you nations, to hear;
And heed, you people!
Let the earth hear, and all that is in it,
The world and all things that come forth from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Keep silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come near together for judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4 - Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
Who among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - “Listen, O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
The LORD has called Me from the womb;
From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - “Listen to Me, My people;
And give ear to Me, O My nation:
For law will proceed from Me,
And I will make My justice rest
As a light of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4 - Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the LORD will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - Thus says the LORD of hosts:

“The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken,
And her high gates shall be burned with fire;
The people will labor in vain,
And the nations, because of the fire;
And they shall be weary.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:13 - Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts
That the peoples labor to feed the fire,[fn]
And nations weary themselves in vain?
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