Lexical Definition

‎אַרְמֹנִי‎ ʼArmônîy (ar-mo-nee') Armoni ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אַרְמוֹן‎; palatial

Armoni.

• § Armoni = "one of the palace"
• Armoni, an Israelite

1) a son of Saul

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.21.8
• son of: Saul (שָׁאוּל) and Rizpah (רִצְפָּה)
• brother of: Mephibosheth (מְפִיבֹשֶׁת)
• half-brother of: Jonathan (יְהוֹנָתָן), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ), Merab (מֵרָב), Michal (מִיכָל) and Ish-bosheth (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַרְמֹנִי‎ proper name, masculine a son of Saul (palatinus) 2Sam 21:8.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Saul's family • Son of Saul by Rizpah, killed by Gibeonites

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Armoni was a son of Saul by his concubine Rizpah, killed by the Gibeonites (2 Sam 21:8).

• A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.21.8;
• only referred to as Armoni אַרְמֹנִי;
• son of Saul שָׁאוּל and Rizpah רִצְפָּה;
• a brother of Mephibosheth מְפִיבֹשֶׁת;
• half-brother of: Jonathan יְהוֹנָתָן, Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב, Malchi-shua מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ, Merab מֵרָב, Michal מִיכָל and Ish-bosheth אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת.

Armoni was one of the two sons of King Saul of Israel by his concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. After Saul's death, to avert a famine, David handed over Armoni and his brother Mephibosheth to the Gibeonites, who killed them in retribution for Saul's earlier attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites. Their bodies were left exposed until Rizpah took sackcloth and spread it on a rock, keeping the birds and wild animals away, until David had their bones buried in Saul's family tomb.

All entries for Armoni: אַרְמֹנִי

Related Profiles:

• Saul (father)
• Rizpah (mother)
• Jonathan (sibling)
• Abinadab (sibling)
• Malchi-shua (sibling)
• Merab (sibling)
• Michal (sibling)
• Ish-bosheth (sibling)
• Mephibosheth (sibling)