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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 Box Gen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7 - And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2 - Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - Thou makest 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 subdueth 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 give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - Who stilleth the raging of the seas, the raging of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 67:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 - Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:44 - And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:3 - I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms 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 against the nations, and punishment among the peoples;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26 - He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Ha! a tumult of many peoples! they make a noise as the noise of the seas; -- and the rushing of nations! they rush as the rushing of mighty waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - The nations rush as the rushing of many waters; but he will rebuke them, and they shall flee far away, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a whirling of dust before the whirlwind:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and all its fulness; the world, and all that cometh forth of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us draw near together to judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4 - Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; and I will give men for thee, and peoples for thy 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 peoples be assembled: who among them declareth this, or causeth us to hear former things? let them bring forth 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 isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples from afar. Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - Listen unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will establish my judgment for a light of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4 - Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for 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 Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
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