עַם הָ אָרֶץ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. commoners, laymen (biblical, collectively)
2. members of the non-Israelite nations living in the Land of Israel (biblical, collectively)
3. simple uneducated person, ignorant person
Pronunciation
am ha'árets
Examples3
בְּנוֹסָף להיותו בּוּר ועם הארץ, הוּא גֵּאֶה מִדַּי.
Besides being ignorant, he is too proud.
הוּא בּוּר ועם הארץ ביַחַס לעוֹלָם.
He is entirely ignorant of the world.
אַתָּה בּוּר ועם הארץ?
Are you illiterate?