What does יִקָּהָה · עַם mean in the Bible?
יִקָּהָה · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "obedience of the peoples, gathering of the peoples".
Hebrew · H3349, H5971
יִקְּהַת עַמִּים
Obedience · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
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יִקָּהָה H3349 obedience
Pronunciation yiqāhāh
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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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What does יִקְּהַת עַמִּים (yiqqehat ammim) mean in the Bible?
יִקָּהָה · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "obedience of the peoples, gathering of the peoples".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3349, H5971?
H3349, H5971 is connected to 1,872 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. obedience of the peoples, gathering of the peoples
Strong's H3349, H5971
Lexical occurrences 1,872 verses Source Gloss
obedience of the peoples, gathering of the peoples
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יִקְּהַת עַמִּים is built from this root:
Sources
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