Lexicon
עַמּוֹנִי
am.mo.ni
H5984
N:N--PG Hebrew

Meunite

18
Occurrences
8
Books
Hebrew
Language

am.mo.ni is a gentilic designation used for named individuals, groups, and women identified by that people-label.

The term is used as a gentilic designation: it identifies named men such as Nahash, Tobiah, and Zelek, and it also occurs for groups and for women in collective settings.

Senses in use

  1. Gentilic identification of people · dominant

    The masculine singular form identifies individuals in narrative clauses: Nahash advances against Jabesh-gilead in 1 Samuel 11:1, while Tobiah hears of the effort to seek Israel's welfare in Nehemiah 2:10. Plural forms identify groups in contexts involving tribute and conflict, and the feminine plural form occurs among the women mentioned in Nehemiah 13:23.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its people-labels across the verse renderings, including its presentations of named men, groups, and women. That variation does not establish separate lexical uses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture