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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).
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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 BoxGen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the [fn]elder shall serve the younger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - [fn] Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7 - (LXX 7:8) And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - (LXX 9:9) And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2 - (LXX 43:3) Thine hand utterly destroyed the heathen, and thou didst plant them: thou didst afflict the nations, and cast them out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - (LXX 43:15) Thou hast made us a proverb among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:3 - (LXX 46:4) He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:9 - (LXX 56:10) O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - (LXX 64:8) who troublest the depth of the sea, the sounds of its waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 - (LXX 66:5) Let the nations rejoice and exult, for thou shalt judge the peoples in equity, and shalt guide the nations on the earth. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:44 - (LXX 104:44) and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labours of the people;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:3 - (LXX 107:4) I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to thee among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 149:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:7 - to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments among the peoples;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26 - May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Woe to the multitude of many nations, as the swelling sea, so shall ye be confounded; and the [fn]force of many nations shall sound like water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - many nations like much water, as when much water rushes violently: and they shall drive him away, and pursue him afar, as the dust of chaff when men winnow before the wind, and as a storm whirling the dust of the wheel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Draw near, ye nations; and hearken, ye princes; let the earth hear, and they that are in it; the world, and the people that are therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - Hold a feast to me, ye islands: for the princes shall renew their strength: let them draw nigh and speak together: then let them declare judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4 - Since thou becamest precious in my sight, thou hast become glorious, and I have loved thee: and I will give men for thee, and princes for [fn]thy life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Hearken to me, ye islands; and attend, ye Gentiles; after a long time it shall come to pass, saith the Lord: from my mother's womb he has called my name:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - Hear me, hear me, my people; and ye kings, hearken to me: for a law shall proceed from me, and my judgment shall be for a light of [fn]the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4 - Behold, I have made him a testimony among the Gentiles, a prince and commander to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and there shall be gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - (LXX 28:58) Thus saith the Lord, The wall of Babylon was made broad, but it shall be completely broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire; and the peoples shall not labour in vain, nor the nations fail in their rule.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:13 - Are not these things of the Lord Almighty? surely many people have been exhausted in the fire, and many nations have fainted.
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