Lexical Definition

‎אַרְמוֹן‎ ʼarmôwn (ar-mone') citadel: palace ^H:N-M
from an unused root (meaning to be elevated)

castle, palace. Compare ‎הַרְמוֹן‎.

• a citadel (from its height)

1) citadel, palace, fortress

See Greek: ἄμφοδον · θεμέλιος · οἶκος · πόλις

Extended Information

• : palace
• Also means: ar.mon (‎א‎ַ‎ר‎ְ‎מו‎ֹ‎ן‎ ": fortress" אַרְמוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַרְמוֺן‎ noun masculine^{Isa 32:14} citadel — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute Jer 30:18 +; construct Isa 25:2 plural ‎אַרְמְנוֺת‎ absolute Amos 3:9 (twice in verse); construct Amos 1:4 +; ‎אַרְמְנוֺתֵינוּ‎ Mic 5:4* +, etc. — citadel, castle, palace, not used before royal period, mostly in prophets, especially common in Amos & Jeremiah; citadel as securely barred (in simile) Prov 18:19 ‎בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ i.e. the citadel, stronghold 1Kgs 16:18, compare 2Kgs 15:25 usually more general, of castle, palaces, prominent buildings; especially used in speaking of conquest, because the fine buildings would be especially object of attack & plunder; palaces of Israel Amos 6:8 of Jerusalem Isa 32:14 (singular collective) Lam 2:5; Lam 2:7; 2Chr 36:19; Ps 48:4*; Ps 48:14*; Ps 122:7 compare Hos 8:14; Mic 5:4*; Amos 2:5; Jer 17:27 of Samaria Amos 3:10; Amos 3:11 also Jer 6:5; Jer 9:20* belonging to Benhadad (i.e. Aram) Amos 1:4; Jer 49:27 of Tyre Isa 23:13; Amos 1:10 of Babylon Isa 25:2 (singular collective), compare Isa 13:22 where read ‎אַרְמְנוֺתָיו‎ for ‎אלמנותיו‎ so ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 Che Di (|| ‎היכלים‎; compare Ezek 19:7 according to ᵑ7 and others, but see rather ‎מעון‎; Dl^{BD xi} defends ᵑ0 in Ezek 19:7 & compare Assyrian almattu, fortress); of Edom Isa 34:13, of Gaza Amos 1:7, of Rabbah Amos 1:14, of Bozrah Amos 1:12, of Kerioth Amos 2:2, of Ashdod Amos 3:9, of Egypt Amos 3:9.

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