אֱמֹרִי
e.mo.riNounH0567
Amorite
From: probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 (אָמַר) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer;
Short Definition
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
Full Lexicon Entry
Someone descended from Amor(?), first mentioned at ; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Amorite = "a sayer" one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--LG
DescriptionN:N--LG
Occurrences
86 timesAppears 86 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Joshua
20
Deuteronomy
15
Numbers
12
Judges
11
Exodus
6
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:14
- Deuteronomy 20:17
- Genesis 10:16
- Joshua 10:5
- Joshua 7:7
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