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Ummah — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֻמָּה

עֻמָּה

ʻUmmâh · pronounced oom-maw' · Strong's H5981 · a place

Ummah means association.

Built from

עֻמָּה ʻummâh (the same as, H5980) — conjunction, i.e. society open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H5980; association; Ummah, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ummah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 19:30

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