am denotes a person's own people or kin group, especially the group from which someone is cut off or to which the dead are gathered.

The term most often marks the people from whom an offender is cut off; it also identifies the kin group to which a person is gathered in death and the person's own community in social and legal settings.

1. The group from which a person is cut off · dominant

   The construct noun identifies the group affected when a person is removed for prohibited conduct. In Leviticus 7:20 the APB renders the clause "shall be cut off from its people," and Genesis 17:14 places the same removal after failure to undergo circumcision; Leviticus 17:10 likewise places it after eating blood.

   Leviticus 7:20Genesis 17:14Leviticus 17:10Leviticus 18:29Leviticus 23:29Numbers 9:13
2. Kin group joined in death · common

   The construct noun occurs with being gathered after death. In Genesis 25:8 the APB renders Abraham as "gathered to his people," while Numbers 20:24 says Aaron will be gathered in the context of his death; Genesis 49:29 joins this gathering with Jacob's burial instructions.

   Genesis 25:8Genesis 49:29Genesis 35:29Numbers 20:24Numbers 27:13Deuteronomy 32:50
3. One's own community or kin group · common

   In community settings, the construct noun marks the group among whom a person lives, acts, or seeks a wife. In 2 Kings 4:13 the APB renders the woman's statement "In the midst of my kinsman I am dwelling," while Judges 14:3 contrasts a woman among "all my kinsmen" with a Philistine woman; Leviticus 21:14 specifies a wife "from his own people."

   2 Kings 4:13Judges 14:3Judges 5:14Leviticus 21:1Leviticus 21:14Ezekiel 18:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously uses "people," "kinsmen," and "kinsman," particularly in cut-off and gathering clauses. These renderings confirm the clauses' settings rather than establishing separate English equivalents for each occurrence.