Ammos denotes seashore sand, used both for countless number and for a place where someone stands or builds.

The term denotes seashore sand, chiefly as the comparison point for an innumerable multitude, and also as the ground on which a house is built or someone stands.

1. Seashore material in comparison and setting · dominant

   In Hebrews 11:12, Revelation 20:8, and Romans 9:27, the nominative form occurs in number comparisons; the APB renders the clauses with “the innumerable sand beside the seashore,” “the sand of the sea,” and “as the sand of the sea.” In Matthew 7:26 and Revelation 12:18, the accusative form occurs in location clauses, rendered by the APB as a house built “upon the sand” and someone standing “on the sand of the sea.”

   Hebrews 11:12Revelation 20:8Romans 9:27Matthew 7:26Revelation 12:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “sand,” with “beside the seashore” or “of the sea” in comparison and location clauses. These phrases reflect the clauses rather than establishing separate lexical meanings.