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Lo-ammi — the meaning of the Hebrew name לֹא עַמִּי

לֹא עַמִּי

Lôʼ ʻAmmîy · pronounced lo am-mee' · Strong's H3818 · a man

Lo-ammi means not my people.

Built from

לֹא lôʼ (from, H3808) — (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle open in the lexicon ›

עַם ʻam (and, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3808 and H5971 with pronominal suffix; not my people; Lo-Ammi, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea.

First appearance

Hos 1:9 Then said God, Call his name Lo–ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. (KJV)

Every verse that names Lo-ammi

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Hosea

Hos 1:9

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