Lo-ammi לֹא עַמִּי
Symbolic name of Hosea's son; represents God's rejection of Israel
Who is Lo-ammi in the Bible?
Lo-ammi, meaning "not my people" in Hebrew, was the symbolic name given to the son of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer in Hosea 1:9. God commanded Hosea to name his children with names that conveyed messages to Israel, and Lo-ammi represented God's rejection of the northern kingdom due to their unfaithfulness and idolatry. Through this name, God declared that He would no longer regard Israel as His people and would withdraw His mercy from them. Along with his siblings Jezreel and Lo-ruhamah, Lo-ammi served as a living sign of God's judgment and the fractured covenant relationship, calling the Israelites to repentance while warning of the consequences of their disobedience.
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Lo-ammi was the symbolic name given to the son of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer (Hos.1.9). The name Lo-ammi means "not my people" in Hebrew. This name, along with the names of Hosea's other children, Jezreel and Lo-ruhamah, was used by God to convey a message to the people of Israel. The name Lo-ammi symbolized God's rejection of Israel due to their unfaithfulness and idolatry. God declared that He would no longer consider Israel as His people and would withdraw His mercy from them (Hos.1.9). This message was part of Hosea's prophecy, which called the Israelites to repentance and warned of the consequences of their disobedience. The symbolic names of Hosea's children served as a powerful visual reminder of God's judgment and the broken relationship between God and His people.
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- Hosea 1:9
"And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | לֹא עַמִּי | Lo-Ammi , the symbolic name of a son of Hosea |
Lo-ammi
o'-ruchamah, "uncompassionated"). The names, like those given by Isaiah to his children, are symbolic, and set forth Hosea's conviction that Israel has, through sin, forfeited Yahweh's compassion, and can no longer claim His protection. Of the bearers of these names nothing further is known; but their symbolism is alluded to in Ho 2:1,23. This latter passage is quoted by Paul (Ro 9:25 f).
See HOSEA; JEZREEL.
John A. Lees
lo'-de-bar, lo-de'-bar (lo dhebhar): A place in Gilead where dwelt Machir, son of Ammiel, who sheltered Mephibosheth, son of Saul, after that monarch's death (2Sa 9:4), until he wa