לְאֹםlᵉʼôm
people (Genesis 25:23; Proverbs 14:28; Proverbs 11:26; Isaiah 51:4; Isaiah 55:4)
Pronunciation: leh-ome' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3816
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 31 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 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.”
- Genesis 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.”
- Psalms 2:1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
- Psalms 7:7 Gather the nations before you. Rule over them from on high.
- Psalms 9:8 He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.
- Psalms 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.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).