What does לֹא · עַם mean in the Bible?
לֹא · עַם: Simple negation particle; fundamentally denies existence, truth, or occurrence across all biblical contexts.
Hebrew · H3808, H5971
לֹא
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · 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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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
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 לֹא (lo ammi) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · עַם: Simple negation particle; fundamentally denies existence, truth, or occurrence across all biblical contexts.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H5971?
H3808, H5971 is connected to 7,061 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Simple negation particle; fundamentally denies existence, truth, or occurrence across all biblical contexts.
Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
not my people
Why This Word Matters
Covenant formula reversed; Exodus language undone. Hosea 1:2-9
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain