Strong's Hebrew · H3816

H3816 lᵉʼôm

לְאֹם

leh-ome'

people

Looking for Greek G3816 paîs? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3816. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

lᵉʼôm appears 31 times in Scripture, including Genesis 25:23 and Psalms 2:1. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a community

In the King James Version

nation, people.

Derivation

or לְאוֹם; from an unused root meaning to gather;

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Psalms 9:8

“He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.”

Genesis 25:23

“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.””

Psalms 47:3

“He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.”

Genesis 27:29

“May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.””

Psalms 44:2

“With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.”

Isaiah 51:4

“Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.”

Psalms 2:1

“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?”

Psalms 7:7

“Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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