Word Study · Strong's H523 · Hebrew
אֻמַּה
ummah
oom-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼummah
“a collection, i.e. community of persons”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a collection, i.e. community of persons
Rendered in the KJV as
nation, people.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- אֻמִּֽים׃4
- אֻמּ֥וֹת1
- הָאֻמִּֽים׃1
- לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃1
How it is rendered · 5
- nations2
- peoples2
- the peoples1
- to tribes their1
- tribes1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine plural4
- noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 4
- HNcfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers1 occurrence
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 44:14אֻמִּֽים׃ʾumimnoun · masculine pluralYou have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.here: peoples
- Psalms 57:9אֻמִּֽים׃ʾumimnoun · masculine pluralI will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.here: nations
- Psalms 108:3אֻמִּֽים׃ʾumimnoun · masculine pluralI will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.here: nations
- Psalms 117:1הָאֻמִּֽים׃haumimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralPraise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!here: the peoples
- Psalms 149:7אֻמִּֽים׃ʾumimnoun · masculine pluralto inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,here: peoples