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לְאֹם H3816

H3816 is the Hebrew word לְאֹם, transliterated lᵉʼôm and said leh-ome'. The King James Version most often renders it people.

Word: לְאֹםTransliteration: lᵉʼômSaid: leh-ome'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 24 verses

What it means

a community.

Where it comes from

or לְאוֹם; from an unused root meaning to gather.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

people 16×nations 6×one people 1×than the other people 1×under us and the nations 1×nation 1×folk 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: nation, people.

Verses using לְאֹם

All 24 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 25:23 · KJV

And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 27:29 · KJV

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Psalm 2:1 · KJV

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

Psalm 7:7 · KJV

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

Psalm 9:8 · KJV

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Psalm 44:2 · KJV

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

Psalm 47:3 · KJV

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

Psalm 67:4 · KJV

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Psalm 148:11 · KJV

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

Proverbs 11:26 · KJV

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 14:28 · KJV

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Proverbs 24:24 · KJV

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Isaiah 17:12 · KJV

Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isaiah 17:13 · KJV

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Isaiah 34:1 · KJV

Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

Isaiah 41:1 · KJV

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Isaiah 43:4 · KJV

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Isaiah 43:9 · KJV

Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isaiah 49:1 · KJV

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Isaiah 51:4 · KJV

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

Isaiah 55:4 · KJV

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Isaiah 60:2 · KJV

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

Jeremiah 51:58 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

Habakkuk 2:13 · KJV

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

Common questions

What does Strong's H3816 mean?

H3816 is the Hebrew word לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm), meaning a community.

How is H3816 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it people (16 times), nations (6 times), one people (1 time), than the other people (1 time), under us and the nations (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3816 appear in the Bible?

לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3816 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or לְאוֹם; from an unused root meaning to gather.

Nearby entries

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