The meaning of “עַמּוֹן”
Understanding ʻAmmôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ammon, Ammonites. - § Ammon = "tribal" - Ammon, a son of Lot - also his posterity and their country 1) a people dwelling...
עַמּוֹן
Ammon, Ammonites. - § Ammon = "tribal" - Ammon, a son of Lot - also his posterity and their country 1) a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:38 | “And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. ” Word: עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn) | |
| Joshua 13:10 | “And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;” Word: עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn) | |
| 2 Samuel 10:11 | “And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.” Word: עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 19:9 | “And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.” Word: עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn) | |
| Isaiah 11:14 | “But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.” Word: עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn) |