Hebrew · H5971, H5237 · unreviewed

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 word 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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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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