What does עַם · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
עַם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people of the land".
Hebrew · H5971, H776
עַם־הָאָרֶץ
A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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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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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does עַם־הָאָרֶץ (am-ha'aretz) mean in the Bible?
עַם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people of the land".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5971, H776?
H5971, H776 is connected to 4,375 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. people of the land
Strong's H5971, H776
Lexical occurrences 4,375 verses Source Gloss
people of the land
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַם־הָאָרֶץ 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