H5971H Hebrew
עַם
am
People's (Gate)
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "am" (H5971H) appears to refer to a gate. In the context of people, its definition could be interpreted as "people's gate," which might imply a gate related to the masses or a public gate. Considering its semantic domain is Construction & Crafts, this gate might be related to building or architecture. Its limited occurrence in the Bible (only 1 instance) suggests that this word might be a rare or specialized term. Further study would be necessary to determine its significance and relevance in its specific context.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text