What does עַם · נׇכְרִי mean in the Bible?
עַם · נׇכְרִי 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, H5237
עַם נָכְרִי
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
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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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נׇכְרִי H5237 strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
Pronunciation nokĕriy
Denotes the fundamentally "other"—from foreign nationals to adulterous lovers to divine wonders—marking exclusion or transgression.
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What does עַם נָכְרִי (am nokhri) mean in the Bible?
עַם · נׇכְרִי 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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H5237?
H5971, H5237 is connected to 1,916 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, H5237
Lexical occurrences 1,916 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 נָכְרִי is built from this root:
עָמַם H6004
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