What does קׇרְבָּן · עַם mean in the Bible?
e. a sacrificial present".
Hebrew · H7133, H5971
קָרְבַּן הָעָם
Something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present · 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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קׇרְבָּן H7133 something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
Pronunciation qorĕbān
Gift brought near to God; emphasizes approach and presentation rather than mere animal sacrifice itself.
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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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What does קָרְבַּן הָעָם (qorban hāʿām) mean in the Bible?
קׇרְבָּן · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7133, H5971?
H7133, H5971 is connected to 1,952 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
Strong's H7133, H5971
Lexical occurrences 1,952 verses Source Gloss
something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָרְבַּן הָעָם is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain