Hebrew · H567

אֱמֹרִי

An Emorite , one of the Canaanitish tribes

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אֱמֹרִיH567

What does אֱמֹרִי mean in the Bible?

אֱמֹרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "an Emorite , one of the Canaanitish tribes".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֱמֹרִי mean in the Bible?

אֱמֹרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "an Emorite , one of the Canaanitish tribes".

How does the BSB render H567?

The BSB source-word alignment has 87 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the Amorites (38), Amorites (13), the Amorites (11), the Amorite (4), Amorite (2).

Where does אֱמֹרִי appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (20), Deuteronomy (15), Numbers (13), Judges (11).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
of the Amorites38×Genesis 15:16, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 21:25, Numbers 21:26
Amorites13×Genesis 15:21, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5
the Amorites11×Genesis 10:16, Genesis 48:22, Exodus 34:11, Numbers 21:13
the AmoriteGenesis 14:13, Deuteronomy 2:24, Joshua 5:1, Amos 2:9
AmoriteDeuteronomy 4:47, Joshua 24:12
and AmoritesNumbers 13:29, Ezra 9:1
And the AmoritesJudges 1:35, 1 Samuel 7:14
to the AmoritesNumbers 22:2, Joshua 11:3
. . .Judges 11:22
an AmoriteEzekiel 16:45
as did the AmoritesJoshua 24:11
but the AmoritesDeuteronomy 3:9
gave the AmoritesJoshua 10:12
including the AmoritesJoshua 24:18
into the AmoriteNumbers 21:13
of the AmoriteAmos 2:10
than the Amorites2 Kings 21:11
the land of the AmoritesExodus 23:23
Then the AmoritesDeuteronomy 1:44
was an AmoriteEzekiel 16:3
well as the AmoritesGenesis 14:7
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 10:16
Aligned rows87
Books represented17
Genesis6Exodus6Numbers13Deuteronomy15Joshua20Judges111 Samuel12 Samuel11 Kings32 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Ezra1Nehemiah1Psalms2Ezekiel2Amos2
Source forms
הָאֱמֹרִ֔י12xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîDeuteronomy 1:20, Deuteronomy 3:8, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 12:2
הָאֱמֹרִ֖י11xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîGenesis 15:16, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 1:27
הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י10xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîGenesis 48:22, Exodus 33:2, Numbers 21:25, Numbers 21:34
הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י6xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîGenesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Joshua 10:12, Judges 10:11
הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃5xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîNumbers 21:13, Numbers 21:31, Joshua 13:4, 1 Samuel 7:14
הָאֱמֹרִ֗י4xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîGenesis 14:13, Joshua 10:5, 1 Kings 4:19, Psalms 135:11
וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙4xwə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rîExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Numbers 13:29, Judges 3:5
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙3xhā·’ĕ·mō·rîExodus 23:23, Judges 1:35, Amos 2:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular71xGenesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:16
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular13xExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Numbers 13:29
Noun - proper - masculine singular2xNumbers 21:29, Ezekiel 16:45
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xNumbers 22:2
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