What does 'multitude' mean in the Bible?

Answer 1

Multitude is a normal English word. It has been used in your Bible translation because the word 'multitude' is the closest English word that matches the word used in the original text. What does it mean in The Bible? The same as anywhere else.

If you genuinely don't know what the word means, that's also fine. 'A multitude' is 'a great number'. For example: "There is a multitude of words in the dictionary." Is the same as: "There is a great number of words in the dictionary."

(Just as a bonus, a grammatical point. 'Multitude is a singular word, even though it refers to more than one thing, which is why 'there is a multitude', and the same rule applies with 'there is a great number'. Multitude is a good word to use, so I thought I'd just let you know.)