What does עַם · רַב mean in the Bible?
עַם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many peoples".
Hebrew · H5971, H7227
עַמִּים רַבִּים
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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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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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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What does עַמִּים רַבִּים (ʿammîm rabbîm) mean in the Bible?
עַם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many peoples".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H7227?
H5971, H7227 is connected to 2,331 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. many peoples
Strong's H5971, H7227
Lexical occurrences 2,331 verses Source Gloss
many peoples
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַמִּים רַבִּים is built from this root:
עָמַם H6004
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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