What does עַם · רַע mean in the Bible?
עַם · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil people".
Hebrew · H5971, H7451
הָעָם הָרָע
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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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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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciation ra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
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What does הָעָם הָרָע (haam hara) mean in the Bible?
עַם · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil people".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H7451?
H5971, H7451 is connected to 2,536 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. evil people
Strong's H5971, H7451
Lexical occurrences 2,536 verses Source Gloss
evil people
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הָעָם הָרָע 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