Ummah אֻמָּה
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| אֻמָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ummah |
| Strong's number | H523 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | people |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Ummah (Hebrew אֻמָּה, Strong's H523) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “people”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
people, tribe, nation
Aramaic equivalent: um.mah (אֻמָּה "people" H0524)
Aramaic equivalent: um.mah (אֻמָּה "people" H0524)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | people (2), nations (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | peoples (4), their tribes (1), tribal (1), among the peoples (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ummah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
Numbers
- Numbers 25:15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
Psalms
- Psalm 117:1O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).