Lexical Definition

‎עָמוֹק‎ ʻÂmôwq (aw-moke') Amok ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָמַק‎; deep

Amok.

• § Amok = "to be deep"
• Amok, an Israelite

1) a priest who returned with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָמוֺק‎ proper name, masculine a priest Neh 12:7; Neh 12:20, Αμουκ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest who returned from Babylonian exile

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Amok was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and signed the covenant under Nehemiah.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7;
• only referred to as Amok עָמוֹק.

Amok was a priest who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the list of priests who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. Later, during the time of Nehemiah, Amok is recorded as one of the priests who signed the covenant to follow the Law of God and to keep themselves separate from the neighboring peoples.

All entries for Amok: עָמוֹק