HebrewH5983Proper Noun (Masculine)

עַמּוֹן

am.mon

94Occurrences
H5983Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country

from H5971 (עַם); tribal, i.e. inbred;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Ammon = "tribal" a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עַמּוֹן appears 94 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
27
2 Samuel
15
1 Chronicles
13
Jeremiah
9
2 Chronicles
5
Deuteronomy
4
Ezk
4
1 Samuel
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 18:11BSB

and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.

2 Chronicles 20:1BSB

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Samuel 12:26BSB

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

Judges 10:9BSB

The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

Judges 11:32BSB

So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.

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