What does עָמִית mean in the Bible?
עָמִית is a Hebrew word meaning "companionship ; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man".
Hebrew · H5997
עָמִית
Companionship ; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man
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עָמִית H5997
What does עָמִית mean in the Bible?
עָמִית is a Hebrew word meaning "companionship ; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man".
Full entry for עָמִית (H5997) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5997?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his neighbor (3), your neighbor (3), another (1), him (1), other (1).
Where does עָמִית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (11), Zechariah (1).
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 his neighbor 3× Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 24:19
your neighbor 3× Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 25:15
another 1× Leviticus 19:11
him 1× Leviticus 25:14
other 1× Leviticus 25:17
to your neighbor 1× Leviticus 25:14
who is My Companion 1× Zechariah 13:7
your neighbor’s 1× Leviticus 18:20
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:2 בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ to his neighbor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:2 עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ to his neighbor Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 18:20 עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔ to your neighbor’s Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 19:11 בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ to another Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 19:15 עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ to your neighbor Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 19:17 עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ to your neighbor Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 24:19 בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ to his neighbor Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:14 לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ to to your neighbor Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:14 עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ to him Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:15 עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ to your neighbor Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:2
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 2
Leviticus 11 Zechariah 1
Source forms
עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ 2x ‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:15
בַּעֲמִית֜וֹ 1x ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw Leviticus 6:2
בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ 1x ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw Leviticus 24:19
בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ 1x ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw Leviticus 19:11
לַעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ 1x la·‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā Leviticus 25:14
עֲמִית֔וֹ 1x ‘ă·mî·ṯōw Leviticus 25:17
עֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ 1x ‘ă·mî·ṯōw Leviticus 6:2
עֲמִיתִ֔י 1x ‘ă·mî·ṯî Zechariah 13:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 5x Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 25:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 19:11, Leviticus 24:19
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 25:17
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Zechariah 13:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. companionship ; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man
Source Gloss
companionship ; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man BDB: associate Usage: another, fellow, neighbour.
Word Origins
עָמִית is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain