Ammon — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַמּוֹן

עַמּוֹן

ʻAmmôwn · pronounced am-mone' · Strong's H5983 · a man · also spelled Ammonites

Ammon means tribal, i.e. inbred.

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Strong's definition

from H5971; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country.

First appearance

Gen 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ammon

98 occurrences in 98 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Amos, Zephaniah

Gen 19:38Num 21:24Deut 2:19Deut 2:37Deut 3:11Deut 3:16Josh 12:2Josh 13:10Josh 13:25Judg 3:13Judg 10:6Judg 10:7Judg 10:9Judg 10:11Judg 10:17Judg 10:18Judg 11:4Judg 11:5Judg 11:6Judg 11:8Judg 11:9Judg 11:12Judg 11:13Judg 11:14Judg 11:15Judg 11:27Judg 11:28Judg 11:29Judg 11:30Judg 11:31Judg 11:32Judg 11:33Judg 11:36Judg 12:1Judg 12:2Judg 12:31Sam 11:111Sam 12:121Sam 14:472Sam 8:122Sam 10:12Sam 10:22Sam 10:32Sam 10:62Sam 10:82Sam 10:102Sam 10:112Sam 10:142Sam 10:192Sam 11:12Sam 12:92Sam 12:262Sam 12:312Sam 17:271Kgs 11:71Kgs 11:332Kgs 23:132Kgs 24:21Chr 18:111Chr 19:11Chr 19:21Chr 19:31Chr 19:61Chr 19:71Chr 19:91Chr 19:111Chr 19:121Chr 19:151Chr 19:191Chr 20:11Chr 20:32Chr 20:12Chr 20:102Chr 20:222Chr 20:232Chr 27:5Ps 83:8Isa 11:14Jer 9:25Jer 25:21Jer 27:3Jer 40:11Jer 40:14Jer 41:10Jer 41:15Jer 49:1Jer 49:2Jer 49:6Ezek 21:25Ezek 21:33Ezek 25:2Ezek 25:3Ezek 25:5Ezek 25:10Dan 11:41Amos 1:13Zeph 2:8Zeph 2:9

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