Hebrew · H5971, H7451 · unreviewed

הָעָם הָרָע

A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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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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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciation ra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
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What does הָעָם הָרָע (haam hara) mean in the Bible?

עַם · רַע is a Hebrew word meaning "evil people".

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Meaning

evil people
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