Hebrew · H5971, H6918 · unreviewed

עַם קָדוֹשׁ

A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel , a saint , a sanctuary

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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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קָדוֹשׁ H6918 sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel , a saint , a sanctuary
Pronunciation qādôš
Set apart for God's exclusive use; moral purity and ceremonial separation converge in one concept.
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What does עַם קָדוֹשׁ (am qadosh) mean in the Bible?

עַם · קָדוֹשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "Holy people — the covenant community set apart as belonging exclusively to the LORD".

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Meaning

Holy people — the covenant community set apart as belonging exclusively to the LORD
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