וּ/לְאֻמִּֽים

𐤅/𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌

Leumim

and Leummim

Peoples, nations, or ethnic groups, emphasizing distinct communities or peoples as social or ethnic collectives; occasionally refers to specific nations bordering ancient Israelite territory. In some cases, denotes human collectives in general, with possible emphasis on foreign or non-Israelite groups.

H3817

Genesis 25:3 · Word #12

Lexicon H3817

Lemmaלְאֻמִּים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌
TransliterationLeumim
Strong'sH3817
DefinitionPeoples, nations, or ethnic groups, emphasizing distinct communities or peoples as social or ethnic collectives; occasionally refers to specific nations bordering ancient Israelite territory. In some cases, denotes human collectives in general, with possible emphasis on foreign or non-Israelite groups.

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phraseand Leummim

SIBI-P1 Translation H3817-01

and peoples

Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + masculine plural noun לְאֻמִּים; absolute form.
Rendering Rationaleלְאֻמִּים is the masculine plural form of לְאֹם, denoting multiple collective human groups formed or gathered as distinct communities. The prefixed וּ adds the conjunction "and," preserving the plural collective sense rooted in gathering into peoples.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and Leumim

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: and peoples