What does עַמּוֹנִי (ʿamwōniy) mean in the Bible?
עַמּוֹנִי (ʿamwōniy): Designates a neighboring eastern nation frequently portrayed as covenant-hostile and religiously antagonistic in biblical narrative.
Hebrew · H5984
עַמּוֹנִי
An Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
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עַמּוֹנִיH5984
Pronunciationʿamwōniy
What does עַמּוֹנִי (ʿamwōniy) mean in the Bible?
עַמּוֹנִי (ʿamwōniy): Designates a neighboring eastern nation frequently portrayed as covenant-hostile and religiously antagonistic in biblical narrative.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5984?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Ammonite (10), Ammon (2), Ammonite (2), Ammonites (2), of the Ammonites (1).
Where does עַמּוֹנִי (ʿamwōniy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 2:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (6), 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), 1 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe Ammonite10×1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Kings 14:21
Ammon2×1 Kings 11:1, Nehemiah 13:23
Ammonite2×Deuteronomy 23:3, Nehemiah 13:1
Ammonites2×Ezra 9:1, Nehemiah 4:7
of the Ammonites1×1 Kings 11:5
some of the Meunites1×2 Chronicles 20:1
The Ammonites1×2 Chronicles 26:8
the Ammonitess1×2 Chronicles 24:26
though the Ammonites1×Deuteronomy 2:20
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 2:20וְהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יםtothough the AmmonitesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 23:3עַמּוֹנִ֛יtoAmmoniteNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Samuel 11:1הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יtothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Samuel 11:2הָעַמּוֹנִ֔יtothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Samuel 23:37הָעַמֹּנִ֑יסtothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 11:1עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙toAmmonNoun - proper - feminine plural1 Kings 11:5עַמֹּנִֽים׃toof the AmmonitesNoun - proper - masculine plural1 Kings 14:21הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃tothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 14:31הָעַמֹּנִ֑יתtothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Chronicles 11:39הָעַמּוֹנִ֑יtothe AmmoniteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 2:20
Aligned rows21
Books represented8
Deuteronomy21 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings41 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Ezra1Nehemiah6
Source forms
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔י1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nî1 Samuel 11:1
הָעַמּוֹנִ֔י1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nî1 Samuel 11:2
הָעַמּוֹנִ֑י1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nî1 Chronicles 11:39
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗י1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nîNehemiah 2:19
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛ים1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nîm2 Chronicles 26:8
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔ית1xhā·‘am·mō·w·nîṯ2 Chronicles 24:26
הָֽעַמֹּנִי֙1xhā·‘am·mō·nîEzra 9:1
הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י1xhā·‘am·mō·nîNehemiah 2:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular8x1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Chronicles 11:39
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular4x1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 14:31, 2 Chronicles 12:13, 2 Chronicles 24:26
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural2xDeuteronomy 2:20, Nehemiah 4:7
Noun - proper - feminine plural2x1 Kings 11:1, Nehemiah 13:23
Noun - proper - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 23:3, Nehemiah 13:1
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 26:8
Noun - proper - masculine plural1x1 Kings 11:5
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 20:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Designates a neighboring eastern nation frequently portrayed as covenant-hostile and religiously antagonistic in biblical narrative.
Source Gloss
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Designates a neighboring eastern nation frequently portrayed as covenant-hostile and religiously antagonistic in biblical narrative.
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish BDB: Ammonite Usage: Ammonite(-s).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַמּוֹנִי is built from this root: