Am (עם) means people in Hebrew.
It can also mean folk. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
people, folk
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Am.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אומה, לאום, ישות לאומית המורכבת מקיבוץ גדול של בני־אדם בעלי מוצא אחד ותרבות אחת, הכוללת היסטוריה משותפת, לשון, ודת.
וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לִי לְעָם וְהָיִיתִי לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַמּוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מִתַּחַת סִבְלוֹת מִצְרָיִם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Am is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַם
- Written without vowel points
- עם
- Said
- am
- Root
- ע־מ־מ
- Plural
- עַמִּים או עֲמָמִים
- Inflections
- הָעָם, עַם־; ר' עַמִּים או עֲמָמִים, עַמֵּי־ או עַמְמֵי־
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Am is said in other languages.
- English
- people, folk
- Arabic
- شعب
- Russian
- народ
- German
- Volk
These words mean nearly the same as Am.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Am.
The word Am is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Am comes from the root ע־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Am in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Am.
What does Am (עם) mean in Hebrew?
Am (עם) means people and folk. It is said am, with the stress on am.
What is a synonym for Am (עם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Am (עם) are אומה, גוי, and לאום.
What rhymes with Am (עם)?
Words that rhyme with Am (עם) include אדם, דם, ים, סם, עולם, and חכם.
Is Am (עם) masculine or feminine?
The word Am (עם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עַמִּים או עֲמָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.