עם הארץ

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Hebrew

Noun

עַם הָאָרֶץ (am ha'áretsm (plural indefinite עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ or עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת)

  1. (biblical, collectively) commoners, laymen
  2. (biblical, collectively) members of the non-Israelite nations living in the Land of Israel
  3. simple uneducated person, ignorant person

Descendants

  • English: am ha'aretz

Yiddish

Noun

עם הארץ (amoretsm, plural עם הארצים (ameratsim)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of עם־האָרץ (amorets).