326 occurrences in 13 translations

'Nation' in the Bible

Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.

Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all you men who are present with us! You see this man about whom the whole Jewish nation petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, the glory (Shekinah), the [special] covenants [with Abraham, Moses, and David], the giving of the Law, the [system of temple] worship, and the [original] promises.

So also in Hosea He says, "I will call that nation My People which was not My People, and I will call her beloved who was not beloved.

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

If the first portion [of dough offered as the first fruits] is holy, so is the whole batch; and if the root (Abraham, the patriarchs) is holy, so are the branches (the Israelites).

Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?

In the Law it stands written, "'By men of unknown tongues and by the lips of an unknown nation will I speak to this People, but even then they will not listen to Me', says the Lord."

many times on journeys, [exposed to] danger from rivers, danger from bandits, danger from my own countrymen, danger from the Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger on the sea, danger among those posing as believers;

And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.

circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee;

And thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the sea shore which cannot be counted.

For three and a half days those from every people, tribe, nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb.

It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.

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Root Form
Definition
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אני 
'oniy 
Usage: 7

ערוה 
`ervah 
Usage: 54

פּרע 
Para` 
Usage: 16

καλέω 
Kaleo 
call , bid , be so named , named ,
Usage: 106

אוּץ 
'uwts 
Usage: 10

אזרח 
'ezrach 
Usage: 17

אטם 
'atam 
Usage: 8

אל 
'al 
never , nay , neither , no , none , nor , not , nothing , rather than , whither , nothing worth
Usage: 727

אמּה 
'ummah 
Usage: 3

אמּה 
'ummah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

בּליּעל 
B@liya`al 
Usage: 27

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

גב 
Gab 
Usage: 13

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

הוּה 
Havvah 
Usage: 16

טפר 
T@phar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

יצר 
Yatsar 
distressed , be straitened , be in straits , vexed , be narrow
Usage: 8

יתד 
Yathed 
Usage: 24

לאום לאם 
L@om 
Usage: 35

לח 
Leach 
Usage: 1

מגרעה 
Migra`ah 
Usage: 1

מולדת 
Mowledeth 
Usage: 22

מכרה מכוּרה 
M@kuwrah 
Usage: 3

מסמרה מסמרה מסמר מסמר 
Macmer 
Usage: 4

מער 
Ma`ar 
Usage: 2

מערם 
Ma`arom 
Usage: 1

משׂמרה 
Masm@rah 
Usage: 1

נבות 
Nabowth 
Usage: 22

נבל 
Nabal 
Usage: 22

נדב 
Nadab 
Usage: 20

נהלל נהלל 
Nahalal 
Usage: 3

נויתo 
Naviyth 
Usage: 6

נזר נזיר 
Naziyr 
Usage: 16

נחבּי 
Nachbiy 
Usage: 1

נחוּם 
Nachuwm 
Usage: 1

נחור 
Nachowr 
Usage: 18

נחליאל 
Nachaliy'el 
Usage: 2

נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 1

נחמני 
Nachamaniy 
Usage: 1

נחרי נחרי 
Nacharay 
Usage: 2

נחשׁ 
Nachash 
Usage: 9

נחשׁון 
Nachshown 
Usage: 10

נחת 
Nachath 
Usage: 5

נכון 
Nakown 
Usage: 1

נעם 
Na`am 
Usage: 1

נעמה 
Na`amah 
Usage: 5

נעמי 
No`omiy 
Usage: 21

נעמן 
Na`aman 
Usage: 16

נעמתי 
Na`amathiy 
Usage: 4

נערה 
Na`arah 
Usage: 4

נערי 
Na`aray 
Usage: 1

נערן 
Na`aran 
Usage: 1

נפתּלי 
Naphtaliy 
Usage: 50

נקב 
Naqab 
Usage: 22

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 42

נתן־מלך 
N@than-Melek 
Usage: 1

עוּר 
`uwr 
Usage: 1

ערם עירם 
`eyrom 
Usage: 10

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

ערה 
`arah 
Usage: 15

ערם ערום 
`arowm 
Usage: 16

עריה 
`eryah 
Usage: 6

צפּרן 
Tsipporen 
Usage: 2

צר צר 
Tsar 
Usage: 109

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

רע 
Roa` 
Usage: 19

שׂוּם 
 
Usage: 26

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

שׁם 
Shum (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

שׁקף 
Shaquph 
Usage: 2

שׁר 
Shor 
Usage: 2

שׁריר 
Shariyr 
Usage: 1

שׁרר 
Shorer 
Usage: 1

ἀλλά 
Alla 
but , yea , yet , nevertheless , howbeit , nay , therefore , save , not tr ,
Usage: 461

ἀλλόφυλος 
Allophulos 
Usage: 1

ἄστοργος 
Astorgos 
Usage: 2

γενεά 
Genea 
Usage: 17

γένεσις 
Genesis 
Usage: 3

γένος 
Genos 
Usage: 17

γνησίως 
Gnesios 
Usage: 1

γυμνητεύω 
Gumneteuo 
be naked
Usage: 1

γυμνός 
Gumnos 
Usage: 9

γυμνότης 
Gumnotes 
Usage: 2

ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

ἧλος 
helos 
Usage: 2

θλίβω 
Thlibo 
Usage: 9

κακία 
Kakia 
Usage: 10

μενοῦνγε 
menounge 
Usage: 3

Ναασσών 
Naasson 
Usage: 3

Ναγγαί 
Naggai 
Usage: 1

Ναζαρέθ Ναζαρέτ 
Nazareth 
Usage: 12

Ναζαρηνός 
Nazarenos 
Usage: 4

Ναζωραῖος 
Nazoraios 
Usage: 14

Ναθάν 
Nathan 
Usage: 1

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