הֱיֵה אַתָּה לָעָם מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים
To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, abrupt , i.e. a precipice ; by implication, the front ; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
מוּל H4136 properly, abrupt , i.e. a precipice ; by implication, the front ; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
What does הֱיֵה אַתָּה לָעָם מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים (heyeh attah la'am mul ha'elohim) mean in the Bible?
הָיָה · עַם · מוּל · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew word meaning "be for the people before God".
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