H0524 H0524
Nation, people, tribe — a collective term for ethnic or political groups, used in late biblical Hebrew and Aramaic
This noun denotes a nation or people-group, appearing primarily in the Aramaic sections of Daniel and Ezra. In Daniel's grand court scenes, heralds summon 'peoples, nations, and languages' (Dan 3:4, 7; 5:19; 6:25; 7:14), while Ezra 4:10 lists deported nations. Psalm 117:1 provides the lone Hebrew occurrence, calling all nations to praise the LORD. English 'nation,' Spanish 'nación,' and French 'nations' consistently render the collective sense, while the formulaic Aramaic triplet in Daniel underscores imperial universality.
Senses
1. nation, people — The feminine noun אֻמָּה meaning 'nation, people, tribe,' used in late biblical Hebrew (Ps 117:1) and especially in biblical Aramaic (Daniel and Ezra). In Daniel it appears in the stereotyped court formula 'peoples, nations, and languages' (אֻמַּיָּא, Dan 3:4, 7, 29; 4:1; 5:19; 6:26; 7:14), emphasizing the universal reach of royal decrees and divine sovereignty. Ezra 4:10 uses it of ethnic groups deported by Assyria. The multilingual evidence — English 'nation/nations,' Spanish 'nación/naciones,' French 'nations' — confirms a straightforward collective-ethnic sense with no significant polysemy. 8×
AR["أُمَّةٍ", "الأُمَمُ", "الأُمَمِ", "الْأُمَمِ"]·ben["উম্মাহদের", "উম্মাহরা", "জনগোষ্ঠী", "জনগোষ্ঠীরা", "জাতিরা"]·DE["Elle", "Voelker", "[אמיא]"]·EN["nation", "nations"]·FR["[אמיא]", "coudée", "nations"]·heb["אומה", "אומות", "אמיא"]·HI["जाति", "जातियाँ", "जातियां", "जातियों", "जातियों-के"]·ID["bangsa-bangsa", "suku", "suku-suku"]·IT["[אמיא]", "cubito", "nazioni"]·jav["bangsa", "para-suku", "suku", "suku-suku"]·KO["나라들이", "민족들", "민족들아", "민족들이", "민족이", "족속들"]·PT["as-nações", "nação", "nações"]·RU["народы", "племена", "племенам", "племя"]·ES["las-naciones", "naciones", "nación"]·SW["kabila", "makabila", "mataifa"]·TR["millet", "milletler", "milletlere", "milletlerin"]·urd["امت", "امتوں", "امتوں-نے", "امتیں", "اُمتوں", "قوموں"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֻמָּה n.f. nation (BH id., late);—abs. א׳ Dn 3:29; pl. emph. אֻמַּיָּא 3:4, 7, 31; 5:19; 6:26; 7:14; Ezr 4:10.