What does עַם · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
עַם · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient people, people of old".
Hebrew · H5971, H5769
עַם עוֹלָם
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
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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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עוֹלָם H5769 properly, concealed , i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity ; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
What does עַם עוֹלָם (ʿam ʿôlām) mean in the Bible?
עַם · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient people, people of old".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H5769?
H5971, H5769 is connected to 2,308 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ancient people, people of old
Strong's H5971, H5769
Lexical occurrences 2,308 verses Source Gloss
ancient people, people of old
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַם עוֹלָם 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