Lexical Definition
עַמּוֹנִי ʻAmmôwnîy (am-mo-nee') Meunite N:N--PG
patronymically from עַמּוֹן
Ammonite(-s).
- § Ammonite = see Ammon "tribal"
- an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
1) descendants of Ammon and inhabitants of Ammon
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים | some of the Ammonites | 2Chr.20.1 |
Extended Information
group of: מְעוּנִי
- Someone descended from Meunit of the Canaanites, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.41
- Group of me.u.ni (מְעוּנִים "Meunite" מְעוּנִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עַמּוֺנִי, עַמֹּנִי adjective, of a people Ammonite; — absolute masculine singular עַמּוֺנִי as substantive Deut 23:4* an Ammonite (generic), so עַמֹּנִי Neh 13:1 הָעַמּוֺנִי of individual 1Sam 11:1; 1Sam 11:2; 2Sam 23:37 = 1Chr 11:39; Neh 2:19, so הָיַמֹּנִי Neh 2:10; Neh 3:35* feminine singular הָעַמֹּנִית 1Kgs 14:21 = 2Chr 12:13; 1Kgs 14:31, so הָעַמּוֺנִית 2Chr 24:26 הָעַמֹּנִי as substantive collective Ezra 9:1 masculine plural as substantive עַמֹּנִים 1Kgs 11:5, ׳הָע Deut 2:20; Neh 4:1*, ׳הָעַמּוֺ 2Chr 26:8 (on 2Chr 20:1 see מְעוּנִים); feminine plural as adjective עַמֳּנִיֹּת 1Kgs 11:1, so Neh 13:23 Qr, Kt עמוניות.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 2:20 · 23:4* |
| 1 Samuel | 11:1 · 11:2 |
| 2 Samuel | 23:37 |
| 1 Kings | 11:1 · 11:5 · 14:21 · 14:31 |
| 1 Chronicles | 11:39 |
| 2 Chronicles | 12:13 · 20:1 · 24:26 · 26:8 |
| Ezra | 9:1 |
| Nehemiah | 2:10 · 2:19 · 3:35* · 4:1* · 13:1 · 13:23 |