This is what the Hebrew word Am ha'arets (עם הארץ) means.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַם הָאָרֶץ
am ha'arets
phrase
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Am ha'arets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ככינוי לציבור, בין ציבור יהודיםובין ציבור גויים.
וְאִם הַעְלֵם יַעְלִימוּ עַם הָאָרֶץ אֶת-עֵינֵיהֶם, מִן-הָאִישׁ הַהוּא, בְּתִתּוֹ מִזַּרְעוֹ, לַמֹּלֶךְ--לְבִלְתִּי, הָמִית אֹתוֹ
- 2יהודים החיים בגולה (שבבבל,רד"ק)
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל עַם הָאָרֶץ כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה לְיוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְמָם בִּדְאָגָה יֹאכֵלוּ וּמֵימֵיהֶם בְּשִׁמָּמוֹן יִשְׁתּוּ
- 3בהשאלהביטוי המשמש בעיקר כביטוי גנאי לציון בורות בתחומים שונים, בעיקר בתחום ידיעת התורה וקיום מצוותיה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Am ha'arets is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- עַם הָאָרֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- עם הארץ
- Said
- am ha'arets
- Plural
- עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת או עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ
- Inflections
- ר' עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת או עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ
- Gematria
- 406
These words mean nearly the same as Am ha'arets.
These words mean the opposite of Am ha'arets.
- פרושPharisee
- חברbuddy
- מלח הארץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Am ha'arets is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בור ועם הארץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Am ha'arets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Am ha'arets.
What is a synonym for Am ha'arets (עם הארץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Am ha'arets (עם הארץ) are בערות.
What is the opposite of Am ha'arets (עם הארץ)?
Words that mean the opposite of Am ha'arets (עם הארץ) are פרוש, חבר, and מלח הארץ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עם הארץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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