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 times

Appears 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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