What does תָּוֶךְ · עַם mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) the centre".
Hebrew · H8432, H5971
מִתּוֹךְ עַמִּי
A bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre · 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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תָּוֶךְ H8432 a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
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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What does מִתּוֹךְ עַמִּי (mittôkh ʿammî) mean in the Bible?
תָּוֶךְ · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8432, H5971?
H8432, H5971 is connected to 2,290 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
Strong's H8432, H5971
Lexical occurrences 2,290 verses Source Gloss
a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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