Hebrew · H1817, H5971 · unreviewed

דַּלְתֹת הָעַמִּים

Something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

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דֶּלֶת H1817 something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door

Pronunciation delet

Hinged barrier marking household or city threshold; figuratively, access point or vulnerable entry to inner space.

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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

Pronunciation am

Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.

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