Genesis 11:6
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
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Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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עַם
ʻam · am
1,834 times translated as this KJV form1,857 total Strong's occurrences
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Strong's KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 11:6Strong's last: Malachi 2:9
Open full H5971 profile →λαός
laós · lah-os'
139 times translated as this KJV form149 total Strong's occurrences
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace)
Strong's KJV usage: :--people.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 1:21Strong's last: Revelation 21:3
Open full G2992 profile →ὄχλος
óchlos · okh'los
83 times translated as this KJV form186 total Strong's occurrences
a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
Strong's KJV usage: :--company, multitude, number (of people), people, press.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 4:25Strong's last: Revelation 19:1
Open full G3793 profile →לְאֹם
lᵉʼôm · leh-ome'
24 times translated as this KJV form35 total Strong's occurrences
a community
Strong's KJV usage: nation, people.
Strong's first: Genesis 25:23Strong's last: Habakkuk 2:13
Open full H3816 profile →עַם
ʻam · am
15 times translated as this KJV form15 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: people.
Strong's first: Ezra 5:12Strong's last: Daniel 7:27
Open full H5972 profile →גּוֹי
gôwy · go'-ee
11 times translated as this KJV form558 total Strong's occurrences
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Strong's KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Joshua 3:17Strong's last: Zechariah 12:3
Open full H1471 profile →בֵּן
bên · bane
5 times translated as this KJV form4,878 total Strong's occurrences
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 29:1Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 35:13
Open full H1121 profile →δῆμος
dēmos · day'-mos
4 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
the public (as bound together socially)
Strong's KJV usage: :--people.
Strong's first: Acts 12:22Strong's last: Acts 19:33
Open full G1218 profile →ἔθνος
éthnos · eth'-nos
2 times translated as this KJV form165 total Strong's occurrences
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
Strong's KJV usage: :--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 8:9Strong's last: Romans 10:19
Open full G1484 profile →אֻמַּה
ʼummah · oom-maw'
2 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
a collection, i.e. community of persons
Strong's KJV usage: nation, people.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 25:15Strong's last: Psalms 117:1
Open full H523 profile →עֶרֶב
ʻereb · eh'-reb
2 times translated as this KJV form132 total Strong's occurrences
dusk
Strong's KJV usage: day, even(-ing, tide), night.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 25:24Strong's last: Jeremiah 50:37
Open full H6153 profile →βάρβαρος
bárbaros · bar'-bar-os
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
a foreigner (i.e. non-Greek)
Strong's KJV usage: :--barbarian(-rous).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 28:2Strong's last: Acts 28:2
Open full G915 profile →κακῶς
kakōs · kak-oce'
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
badly (physically or morally)
Strong's KJV usage: :--amiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 4:24Strong's last: Matthew 4:24
Open full G2560 profile →οὖν
oûn · oon
1 times translated as this KJV form512 total Strong's occurrences
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
Strong's KJV usage: :--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: John 12:29Strong's last: John 12:29
Open full G3767 profile →אִישׁ
ʼîysh · eesh
1 times translated as this KJV form1,622 total Strong's occurrences
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Strong's KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 20:13Strong's last: 2 Samuel 20:13
Open full H376 profile →אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh · en-oshe'
1 times translated as this KJV form559 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
Strong's KJV usage: another, × (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, × in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (× of them), stranger, those, their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare 376.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jonah 3:5Strong's last: Jonah 3:5
Open full H582 profile →גַּם
gam · gam
1 times translated as this KJV form34 total Strong's occurrences
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Strong's KJV usage: again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 11:2Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 11:2
Open full H1571 profile →עֵדָה
ʻêdâh · ay-daw'
1 times translated as this KJV form149 total Strong's occurrences
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
Strong's KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare 5713.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Leviticus 10:6Strong's last: Leviticus 10:6
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H5971
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
H5971
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
H5971
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
H5971
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
H5971
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
H5971
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
H5971
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
H5971
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
H5971
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
H5971
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
H5971
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
H5971
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
H5971
Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
H5971
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
H5971
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
H5971
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
H5971
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
H5971
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
H5971
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
H5971
Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
H5971
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
H5971
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
H5971
Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
H5971
And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
H5971
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
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people
PEOPLE, noun [Latin populus.]
1. The body of persons who compose a community, town, city or nation. We say, the people of a town; the people of London or Paris; the English people In this sense, the word is not used in the plural, but it comprehends all classes of inhabitants, considered as a collective body, or any portion of the inhabitants of a city or country.
2. The vulgar; the mass of illiterate persons.
The knowing artist may judge better than the people
3. The commonalty, as distinct from men of rank.
Myself shall mount the rostrum in his favor,
And strive to gain his pardon from the people
4. Persons of a particular class; a part of a nation or community; as country people
5. Persons in general; any persons indefinitely; like on in French, and man in Saxon.
PEOPLE were tempted to lend by great premiums and large interest.
6. A collection or community of animals.
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer. Proverbs 30:25.
7. When people signified a separate nation or tribe, it has the plural number.
Thou must prophesy again before many peoples. Revelation 10:11.
8. In Scripture, fathers or kindred. Genesis 25:8.
9. The Gentiles.
--To him shall the gathering of the people be. Genesis 49:10.
PEOPLE, verb transitive To stock with inhabitants. Emigrants from Europe have peopled the United States.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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