Lexicon
אֱמֹרִי
e.mo.ri
H0567
N:N--LG Hebrew

Amorite

87
Occurrences
17
Books
Hebrew
Language

e.mo.ri identifies a people group named among the inhabitants, rulers, and opponents connected with the land.

The term consistently functions as a gentilicial designation for a people group: it occurs in lists of peoples in the land, in references to their kings and territory, and in accounts of conflict, displacement, and later comparison.

Senses in use

  1. A people group identified in the land · dominant

    The supplied tokens are tagged Gentilic Masculine Singular Absolute and identify the same people group in varied clauses. In Exodus 3:8 the APB renders this group among the peoples whose place is the destination of Israel's deliverance; in Deuteronomy 3:8 it speaks of two of their kings and their land, while Joshua 10:5 places five kings of the group in a campaign against Gibeon. Genesis 14:13 also applies the designation to Mamre, showing its use with an individual identified by that people-group name.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the designation as “Amorite” or “Amorites,” including phrases such as “king of the Amorites” and lists alongside other peoples. These renderings confirm the clauses' people-group reference rather than define each token independently.

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Across Scripture