עַמּוֹן

am.monProper Noun (Masculine)H5983

Ammon

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

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Ammon = "tribal" a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

94 times

Appears 94 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Judges
27
2 Samuel
15
1 Chronicles
13
Jeremiah
9
2 Chronicles
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 18:11
  • 2 Chronicles 20:1
  • 2 Samuel 12:26
  • Judges 10:9
  • Judges 11:32

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.