Strong’s H5971 · Hebrew
עַם
ʻam · am
Origin from עָמַם (H6004);
Meaning a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
In the King James Version folk, men, nation, people.
In 1,649 verses of the King James Version
1001–1,050 of 1,649
- Nehemiah 12:30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
- Nehemiah 12:38And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
- Nehemiah 13:1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
- Nehemiah 13:24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.
- Esther 1:5And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
- Esther 1:11To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
- Esther 1:16And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
- Esther 1:22For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
- Esther 2:10Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
- Esther 2:20Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
- Esther 3:6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
- Esther 3:8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
- Esther 3:11And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
- Esther 3:12Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.
- Esther 3:14The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
- Esther 4:8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
- Esther 4:11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
- Esther 7:3Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
- Esther 7:4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
- Esther 8:6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
- Esther 8:9Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
- Esther 8:11Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
- Esther 8:13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
- Esther 8:17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
- Esther 9:2The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
- Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
- Job 12:2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
- Job 12:24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Job 17:6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
- Job 18:19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
- Job 34:20In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
- Job 34:30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
- Job 36:20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
- Job 36:31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
- Psalms 3:6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
- Psalms 3:8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
- Psalms 7:8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
- Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
- Psalms 14:4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
- Psalms 14:7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
- Psalms 18:27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
- Psalms 18:43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
- Psalms 18:47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
- Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
- Psalms 22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
- Psalms 28:9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
- Psalms 29:11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
- Psalms 33:10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
- Psalms 35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.