BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5984
am.mo.ni — Meunite
Someone descended from Meunit(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.41 Group of me.u.ni (מְעוּנִים "Meunite" H4586) § Ammonite, of Ammon "tribal" descendants of Ammon and inhabitants of Ammon
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2900
to.viy.yah — Tobijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § Tobiah = "Jehovah is good" 1) head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel 2) the Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem 3) a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 4) a chief of the returning exiles
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7237
rab.bah — Rabbah
Rabbath = "great" the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2586
cha.nun — Hanun
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.1; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3107
yo.za.vad — Jozacar
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.22; son of: Shimeath (H8100); also called Zabad at 2Ch.24.26; Another name of yo.za.khar (יוֹזָכָר "Jozacar" H3108) § Jozabad or Josabad = "Jehovah has endowed" 1) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) another of David's mighty warriors 4) four other priests or Levites
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5176
na.chash — Nahash
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.11.1 § Nahash = "serpent" 1) a king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul 2) the father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2066
za.vad — Zabad
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.36; son of: Nathan (H5416J); father of: Ephlal (H0654) § Zabad = "he endows" 1) a descendant of Judah; son of Nathan, grandson of Attai, great grandson of Ahlai Sheshan's daughter 2) son of Tahath 3) one of David's mighty warriors (could be the same as 1 above) 4) son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess; a conspirator against and, with Jehozabad, the murderer of Joash (also called 'Jozachar') 5) one of the sons of Zattu, who put away his foreign wife at the command of Ezra 6) one of the descendants of Hashum, who, in the time of Ezra, had a foreign wife 7) one of the sons of Nebo, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3645
ke.mosh — Chemosh
§ Chemosh = "subduer" the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites also identified with 'Baal-peor', 'Baal-zebub', 'Mars' and 'Saturn' 1b) worship of this god was introduced into Jerusalem by Solomon and abolished by king Josiah of Judah
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4432
mo.lekh — Molech
§ Molech = "king" the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5279
na.a.mah — Naamah
A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.21; married to Solomon (H8010); mother of: Rehoboam (H7346) § Naamah = "loveliness" 1) daughter of Lamech by his wife Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in the days before the flood 2) the Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of king Rehoboam of Judah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6768
tse.leq — Zelek
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.37 § Zelek = "fissure" an Ammonite and a warrior for David
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8100
shim.at — Shimeath
A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21; mother of: Jozacar (H3108) § Shimeath = "report" an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3434
Moloch — Moloch
Μολόχ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. מֶלֶךְ, prop. מֶלֶךְ King, but vocalized to read בֺּשֶׁת, shame, of. Βάαλ, and see DB, iii, 415 f.), Moloch, the god of the Ammonites : Act.7:43 (LXX).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1151
ben-am.mi — Ben-ammi
A man of Ammon living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.19.38; son of: Lot (H3876) and his second daughter (H3876I); half-brother of Moab (H4124H) § Ben-ami = "son of my people" son of Lot, born to his second daughter, progenitor of the Ammonites
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1185
ba.a.lis — Baalis
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.14 § Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy" king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1990
ham — Ham
Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2157
zam.zom — Zamzummin
People descended from Repha(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.5 Another name of re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Rephaim" H7497B) § Zamzummims = "plotters" the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called Rephaim, and were described as a numerous nation of giants; perhaps the same as 'Zuzim'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3726
ke.phar ha.am.mo.ni — (Chephar)-ammoni
Combined with ka.phar (כָּפָר "Chephar" H3723) § Chephar-haammonai = "village of the Ammonites" a village in Benjamin
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4511
min.nit — Minnith
§ Minnith = "distribution" a place east of the Jordan in Ammonite territory
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7629
sho.vi — Shobi
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.27; son of: Nahash (H5176J) § Shobi = "glorious" son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon; supported David during Absalom's rebellion
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3108
yo.za.khar — Jozacar
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.22; son of: Shimeath (H8100); also called Zabad at 2Ch.24.26; § Jozachar = "Jehovah remembers" 1) a servant of king Joash of Judah and one of his murderers 1a) also called 'Zabad'
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5985
am.mo.nit — Ammonitess
A woman from Ammon, an Ammonitess, of Ammon "tribal" a woman of Ammon Group of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judg. 10:11; 2 Chr. 20:1; Zeph. 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deut. 23:4). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. They inhabited the country east of the Jordan and north of Moab and the Dead Sea, from which they had expelled the Zamzummims or Zuzims (Deut. 2:20; Gen. 14:5). They are known as the Beni-ammi (Gen. 19:38), Ammi or Ammon being worshipped as their chief god. They were of Semitic origin, and closely related to the Hebrews in blood and language. They showed no kindness to the Israelites when passing through their territory, and therefore they were prohibited from “entering the congregation of the Lord to the tenth generation” (Deut. 23:3). They afterwards became hostile to Israel (Judg. 3:13). Jephthah waged war against them, and “took twenty cities with a very great slaughter” (Judg. 11:33). They were again signally defeated by Saul (1 Sam. 11:11). David also defeated them and their allies the Syrians (2 Sam. 10:6-14), and took their chief city, Rabbah, with much spoil (2 Sam. 10:14; 12:26-31). The subsequent events of their history are noted in 2 Chr. 20:25; 26:8; Jer. 49:1; Ezek. 25:3, 6. One of Solomon’s wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. She was the mother of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chr. 12:13). The prophets predicted fearful judgments against the Ammonites because of their hostility to Israel (Zeph. 2:8; Jer. 49:1-6; Ezek. 25:1-5, 10; Amos 1:13-15). The national idol worshipped by this people was Molech or Milcom, at whose altar they offered human sacrifices (1 Kings 11:5, 7). The high places built for this idol by Solomon, at the instigation of his Ammonitish wives, were not destroyed till the time of Josiah (2 Kings 23:13).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
