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Lexicon :: Strong's H3816 - lᵊ'ōm

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לְאֹם
Transliteration
lᵊ'ōm
Pronunciation
leh-ome'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to gather
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1069a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: לאם (Strongs and Gesenius) לאום (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

לְאֹם lᵉʼôm, leh-ome'; or לְאוֹם lᵉʼôwm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community:—nation, people.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H3816 in the following manner: people (24x), nation (10x), folk (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H3816 in the following manner: people (24x), nation (10x), folk (1x).

  1. a people, nation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לְאֹם lᵉʼôm, leh-ome'; or לְאוֹם lᵉʼôwm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community:—nation, people.
STRONGS H3816: Abbreviations
† לְאֹם, לְאוֺם noun masculineGenesis 25:23 people, in poetry and chiefly late; — ל׳ absolute Genesis 25:23 (twice in verse); Proverbs 14:28, לְאוֺם Proverbs 11:26; suffix לְאוּמִּי Isaiah 51:4; plural לְאֻמִּים Genesis 25:23 + 28 times; לְאוּמִים Isaiah 55:4; — people, both of Israel and of Edom, Genesis 25:23 (3 times in verse) (J; Jacob and Esau; || גּוֺי); elsewhere of Israel only Isaiah 51:4 (singular || עַם); usually plural of other peoples: — שְׁאוֺן ל׳ Isaiah 17:12 (|| הֲמוֺן עמים, compare Isaiah 17:13; || גּוֺיִם Isaiah 34:1; Isaiah 43:9; Psalm 2:1; Psalm 44:3; Psalm 44:15; Psalm 105:44; Psalm 149:7, compare Isaiah 55:4 (twice in verse) (גּוֺי in Isaiah 55:5); || עַמִּים Genesis 27:29 (J), Habakkuk 2:13; Jeremiah 51:58; Psalm 47:4; Psalm 57:10; Psalm 67:5 (twice in verse); Psalm 108:4; Proverbs 24:24; further Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 49:1 (both || אִיִּים), Isaiah 43:4 (|| אָ֯דָם Isaiah 60:2 (|| אֶרֶץ), Psalm 9:9 (|| תֵּבֵל), Psalm 148:11 (|| מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ, etc.); עֲדַת לְאֻמִּים Psalm 7:8, הֲמוֺן ל׳ Psalm 65:8; of any and all peoples Proverbs 14:34; singular indefinite = people in general, as making public opinion, Proverbs 11:26 (collective, with plural verb); = population, as subjects of prince Proverbs 14:28 (|| עַם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:23; 25:23; 25:23; 25:23; 27:29

Psalms

2:1; 7:8; 9:9; 44:3; 44:15; 47:4; 57:10; 65:8; 67:5; 105:44; 108:4; 148:11; 149:7

Proverbs

11:26; 11:26; 14:28; 14:28; 14:34; 24:24

Isaiah

17:12; 17:13; 34:1; 41:1; 43:4; 43:9; 49:1; 51:4; 51:4; 55:4; 55:4; 55:5; 60:2

Jeremiah

51:58

Habakkuk

2:13

H3816

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3816 matches the Hebrew לְאֹם (lᵊ'ōm),
which occurs 36 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:1 - Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:7 - Gather the nations before you.
Rule over them from on high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - He will judge the world with justice
and rule the nations with fairness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2 - You drove out the pagan nations by your power
and gave all the land to our ancestors.
You crushed their enemies
and set our ancestors free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - You have made us the butt of their jokes;
they shake their heads at us in scorn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:3 - He subdues the nations before us,
putting our enemies beneath our feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:9 - I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
I will sing your praises among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - You quieted the raging oceans
with their pounding waves
and silenced the shouting of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 67:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:4 - Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:44 - He gave his people the lands of pagan nations,
and they harvested crops that others had planted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:3 - I will thank you, LORD, among all the people.
I will sing your praises among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:11 - kings of the earth and all people,
rulers and judges of the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:7 - to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26 - People curse those who hoard their grain,
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - A growing population is a king’s glory;
a prince without subjects has nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:34 - Godliness makes a nation great,
but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Listen! The armies of many nations
roar like the roaring of the sea.
Hear the thunder of the mighty forces
as they rush forward like thundering waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - But though they thunder like breakers on a beach,
God will silence them, and they will run away.
They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind,
like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Come here and listen, O nations of the earth.
Let the world and everything in it hear my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:4 - Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Gather the nations together!
Assemble the peoples of the world!
Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?
Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?
Where are the witnesses of such predictions?
Who can verify that they spoke the truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Listen to me, all you in distant lands!
Pay attention, you who are far away!
The LORD called me before my birth;
from within the womb he called me by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:4 - “Listen to me, my people.
Hear me, Israel,
for my law will be proclaimed,
and my justice will become a light to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:4 - See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.
I made him a leader among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her massive gates will be burned.
The builders from many lands have worked in vain,
for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:13 - Has not the LORD of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
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