Hebrew · H5971, H6951 · unreviewed

עַם הַקָּהָל

A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · assemblage (usually concretely)

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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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קָהָל H6951 assemblage (usually concretely)
Pronunciation qāhāl
Concrete gathering of people summoned or assembled, often for covenant, judgment, or communal religious purpose
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What does עַם הַקָּהָל (ʿam haqqāhāl) mean in the Bible?

עַם · קָהָל 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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