Leom לְאֹם

Leom (Hebrew לְאֹם, Strong's H3816) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “people”. It occurs 35 times in 31 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Leom, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 25:23
  And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
• Genesis 27:29
  Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

Psalms

• Psalm 2:1
  Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalm 7:7
  So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
• Psalm 9:8
  And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
• Psalm 44:2
  How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
• Psalm 44:14
  Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
• Psalm 47:3
  He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
• Psalm 57:9
  I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
• Psalm 65:7
  Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
• Psalm 67:4
  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 105:44
  And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
• Psalm 108:3
  I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
• Psalm 148:11
  Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
• Psalm 149:7
  To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

Proverbs

• Proverbs 11:26
  He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
• Proverbs 14:28
  In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
• Proverbs 14:34
  Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
• Proverbs 24:24
  He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

Isaiah

• Isaiah 17:12
  Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.
• Isaiah 17:13
  The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
• Isaiah 34:1
  Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
• Isaiah 41:1
  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
• Isaiah 43:4
  Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
• Isaiah 43:9
  Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
• Isaiah 49:1
  Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
• Isaiah 51:4
  Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.
• Isaiah 55:4
  Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
• Isaiah 60:2
  For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 51:58
  Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:13
  Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).