What does כֹּל · עַם mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "all peoples".
Hebrew · H3605, H5971
כָּל־הָעַמִּים
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · 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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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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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 כָּל־הָעַמִּים (kol-hāʿammîm) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "all peoples".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5971?
H3605, H5971 is connected to 7,287 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. all peoples
Strong's H3605, H5971
Lexical occurrences 7,287 verses Source Gloss
all peoples
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־הָעַמִּים is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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