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לְאֹם

A community

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לְאֹםH3816

What does לְאֹם mean in the Bible?

לְאֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "a community".

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Questions this entry answers

What does לְאֹם mean in the Bible?

לְאֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "a community".

How does the BSB render H3816?

The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include peoples (4), and nations (3), the nations (3), and the peoples (2), the people (2).

Where does לְאֹם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (11), Psalms (10), Genesis (4), Proverbs (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
peoples4×Genesis 25:23, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 148:11, Isaiah 49:1
and nations3×Genesis 27:29, Proverbs 24:24, Isaiah 43:4
the nations3×Psalms 67:4, Isaiah 17:13, Jeremiah 51:58
and the peoples2×Psalms 2:1, Isaiah 43:9
the people2×Psalms 9:8, Proverbs 11:26
. . .1×Psalms 105:44
[is over] the peoples1×Isaiah 60:2
and let the peoples1×Isaiah 41:1
and peoples1×Psalms 47:3
and the nations1×Habakkuk 2:13
Let the nations1×Psalms 67:4
My nation1×Isaiah 51:4
nations1×Isaiah 17:12
O peoples1×Isaiah 34:1
of subjects1×Proverbs 14:28
of the nations1×Psalms 65:7
of the peoples1×Isaiah 55:4
one people1×Genesis 25:23
than the other1×Genesis 25:23
the peoples1×Psalms 44:2
to any people1×Proverbs 14:34
to the nations1×Isaiah 55:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:23לְאֻמִּ֔יםtopeoplesNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 25:23וּלְאֹם֙toone peopleConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 25:23מִלְאֹ֣םtothan the otherPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 27:29לְאֻמִּ֔יםtoand nationsNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 2:1וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםtoand the peoplesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 7:7לְ֭אֻמִּיםtopeoplesNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 9:8לְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםtothe peopleNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 44:2לְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםtothe peoplesNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 47:3וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗יםtoand peoplesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 65:7לְאֻמִּֽים׃toof the nationsNoun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 25:23
Aligned rows31
Books represented6
Genesis4Psalms10Proverbs4Isaiah11Jeremiah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים4xū·lə·’um·mîmIsaiah 34:1, Isaiah 41:1, Isaiah 43:4, Habakkuk 2:13
לְאֻמִּ֔ים4xlə·’um·mîmGenesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 43:9
לְאֻמִּֽים׃3xlə·’um·mîmPsalms 65:7, Proverbs 24:24, Isaiah 55:4
וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים2xū·lə·’um·mîmPsalms 2:1, Psalms 47:3
לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים2xlə·’um·mîmPsalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2
לְאֻמִּ֣ים2xlə·’um·mîmPsalms 105:44, Proverbs 14:34
לְאֻמִּ֑ים2xlə·’um·mîmPsalms 148:11, Isaiah 60:2
וּלְאוּמִּ֖י1xū·lə·’ūm·mîIsaiah 51:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural18xGenesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural8xPsalms 2:1, Psalms 47:3, Psalms 67:4, Isaiah 34:1
Noun - masculine singular2xProverbs 11:26, Proverbs 14:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 25:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xIsaiah 51:4
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 25:23
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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