אֻמַּהʼummah
אֻמָּה: tribe, people (Numbers 25:15; Psalms 117:1; Genesis 25:16)
Pronunciation: oom-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H523
Meanings
: nation (Daniel 3:29; Daniel 3:4; Daniel 3:7; Daniel 3:31; Daniel 5:19)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 25:16 These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
- Numbers 25:15 The woman’s name was Cozbi; she was the daughter of Zur, the leader of a Midianite clan.
- Psalms 117:1 Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.
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).