Words the Bible translates as multitude
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- plēthosπλῆθοςa large number: a great quantity of things, a crowd of people, or the whole assembled body of a community
- ochlosὄχλοςa crowd: a large, loosely-gathered body of ordinary people
- edahעֵדָהa body of people gathered as one group, joined by a shared bond or common purpose
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- a swarm or herd of animals massed together
- rovרֹבa great amount: a large number of things, or a large degree of something
- qahalקָהָלan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered into one group
- hamonהָמוֹןa multitude, host, or crowd: a large, surging mass of people or troops
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- noise, roar, or tumult: the overwhelming sound produced by a surging mass
- abundance, wealth, or a great supply of material things
- meloמְלֹאthat which fills something: its full contents, the amount it holds, or its whole extent
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