עַם
am
1. nation, people
a. people, nation
b. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
kinsman, kindred
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Sng.6.12
§ kinsman, kindred
§ kinsman, kindred
Combined with yiv.le.am (יִבְלְעָם "Ibleam" H2991)
§ kinsman, kindred
This name means nation, people
1. nation, people
a. people, nation
b. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
1. nation, people
a. people, nation
b. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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- Joshua 3:14 הָעָם֙הָעָֽם׃
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
- Joshua 3:16 וְהָעָ֥ם
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Joshua 4:2 הָעָ֔ם
“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
- Joshua 4:10 הָעָ֔םהָעָ֖ם
Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
- Joshua 4:11 הָעָ֖םהָעָֽם׃
and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
- Joshua 4:19 וְהָעָ֗ם
On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
- Joshua 4:24 עַמֵּ֤י
He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
- Joshua 5:4 הָעָ֣ם
Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
- Joshua 5:5 הָעָ֖םהָ֠עָם
Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.
- Joshua 6:5 הָעָ֖םהָעָ֖ם
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
- Joshua 6:7 הָעָ֔ם
And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
- Joshua 6:8 הָעָם֒
After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
- Joshua 6:10 הָעָם֩
But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”
- Joshua 6:16 הָעָם֙
After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
- Joshua 6:20 הָעָ֔םהָעָ֜םהָעָם֙הָעָ֤ם
So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
- Joshua 7:3 הָעָם֒הָעָ֔ם
On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
- Joshua 7:4 הָעָם֙
So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
- Joshua 7:5 הָעָ֖ם
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
- Joshua 7:7 הָעָ֤ם
“O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
- Joshua 7:13 הָעָ֔ם
Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
- Joshua 8:1 עַ֣םעַמּ֔וֹ
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
- Joshua 8:3 עַ֥ם
So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
- Joshua 8:5 הָעָם֙
Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
- Joshua 8:9 הָעָֽם׃
So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
- Joshua 8:10 הָעָ֑םהָעָ֖ם
Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
- Joshua 8:11 הָעָ֨ם
Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
- Joshua 8:13 הָעָ֜ם
So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
- Joshua 8:14 עַמּ֛וֹ
When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
- Joshua 8:16 הָעָם֙
Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
- Joshua 8:20 וְהָעָם֙
When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
- Joshua 8:33 הָעָ֥ם
All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
- Joshua 10:7 עַ֤ם
So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
- Joshua 10:21 הָעָ֨ם
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
- Joshua 10:33 עַמּ֔וֹ
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
- Joshua 11:4 עַם־
So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
- Joshua 11:7 עַם֩
So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
- Joshua 14:8 הָעָ֑ם
Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
- Joshua 17:14 עַם־
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
- Joshua 17:15 עַם־
Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
- Joshua 17:17 עַם־
So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,
- Joshua 24:2 הָעָ֗ם
And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- Joshua 24:16 הָעָם֙
The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!
- Joshua 24:17 הָֽעַמִּ֔ים
For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
- Joshua 24:18 הָעַמִּ֗ים
And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
- Joshua 24:19 הָעָ֗ם
But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
- Joshua 24:21 הָעָ֖ם
“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
- Joshua 24:22 הָעָ֗ם
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
- Joshua 24:24 הָעָ֖ם
So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
- Joshua 24:25 לָעָ֖ם
On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.
- Joshua 24:27 הָעָ֗ם
And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”