What does עַם · יָשַׁע · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
עַם · יָשַׁע · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock".
Hebrew · H5971, H3467, H3068
עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהוָה
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, to be open , wide or free , i.e. (by implication) to be safe ; causatively, to free or succor · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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יָשַׁע H3467 properly, to be open , wide or free , i.e. (by implication) to be safe ; causatively, to free or succor
Pronunciation môšîaʿ
Deliverance from confinement or danger; causatively, to make spacious/free, hence to save and preserve.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהוָה (ʿam nôšaʿ ba-YHWH) mean in the Bible?
עַם · יָשַׁע · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H3467, H3068?
H5971, H3467, H3068 is connected to 8,597 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Strong's H5971, H3467, H3068
Lexical occurrences 8,597 verses Source Gloss
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהוָה is built from this root:
עָמַם H6004
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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