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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.

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The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Am ha'arets.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ככינוי לציבור, בין ציבור יהודיםובין ציבור גויים.
    וְאִם הַעְלֵם יַעְלִימוּ עַם הָאָרֶץ אֶת-עֵינֵיהֶם, מִן-הָאִישׁ הַהוּא, בְּתִתּוֹ מִזַּרְעוֹ, לַמֹּלֶךְ--לְבִלְתִּי, הָמִית אֹתוֹ
  2. 2
    יהודים החיים בגולה (שבבבל,רד"ק)
    וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל עַם הָאָרֶץ כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה לְיוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ‍ִם אֶל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְמָם בִּדְאָגָה יֹאכֵלוּ וּמֵימֵיהֶם בְּשִׁמָּמוֹן יִשְׁתּוּ
  3. 3
    בהשאלהביטוי 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

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  • בור ועם הארץ

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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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