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people

Meaning of “people”

Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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2,139 occurrences1,920 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:6

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Genesis 11:6
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 11:6 · retained source text

And the LORD said; Behold, the people is one, and they haue all one language: and this they begin to doe: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they haue imagined to doe.

Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 14:16 · retained source text

And hee brought backe all the goods, and also brought againe his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

Genesis 17:14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:14 · retained source text

And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:16 · retained source text

And I will blesse her, and giue thee a sonne also of her: yea I wil blesse her, and she shalbe a mother of nations; Kings of people shall be of her.

1611 marginal noteHebr. she shall become nations.

Genesis 19:4
¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:4 · retained source text

¶ But before they lay downe, the men of the citie, euen the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and yong, all the people from euery quarter.

Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 23:7 · retained source text

And Abraham stood vp and bowed himselfe to the people of the land, euen to the children of Heth.

Genesis 23:11
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 23:11 · retained source text

Nay, my LORD, heare mee: the field giue I thee, and the caue that is therein, I giue it thee, in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 23:13
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 23:13 · retained source text

And he spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare mee: I will giue thee money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 25:8 · retained source text

Then Abraham gaue vp the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of yeeres, and was gathered to his people.

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Genesis36 occurrences
34 verses
Exodus174 occurrences
148 verses
Leviticus43 occurrences
40 verses
Numbers89 occurrences
78 verses
Deuteronomy99 occurrences
90 verses
Joshua76 occurrences
63 verses
Judges69 occurrences
63 verses
Ruth10 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel111 occurrences
90 verses
2 Samuel104 occurrences
86 verses
1 Kings83 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings55 occurrences
49 verses
1 Chronicles44 occurrences
38 verses
2 Chronicles111 occurrences
96 verses
Ezra28 occurrences
24 verses
Nehemiah50 occurrences
42 verses
Esther27 occurrences
22 verses
Job8 occurrences
8 verses
Psalms130 occurrences
122 verses
Proverbs11 occurrences
9 verses
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah138 occurrences
132 verses
Jeremiah168 occurrences
154 verses
Lamentations11 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel97 occurrences
92 verses
Daniel27 occurrences
25 verses
Hosea17 occurrences
16 verses
Joel14 occurrences
13 verses
Amos7 occurrences
7 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah19 occurrences
19 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk7 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah8 occurrences
7 verses
Haggai8 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah20 occurrences
19 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew24 occurrences
24 verses
Mark23 occurrences
22 verses
Luke58 occurrences
58 verses
John20 occurrences
19 verses
Acts69 occurrences
68 verses
Romans9 occurrences
8 verses
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation7 occurrences
7 verses

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