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title: עַמּוֹן — Ammon · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עַמּוֹן (5983), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 106 times: Ammon. BDB 1906: pr. gent. Ammon. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עַמּוֹן

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«עַמּוֹן» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Ammon** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 106 times · **Key:** 5983 · **BDB:** עַמּוֹן

### Glosses

of.Ammon (104); Ammon (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Ammon [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5983/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

pr. gent. Ammon [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5983/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n. pr. gent. Ammon, 𝔊 Αμμαν, Αμμων (Assyrian Bît Ammanu COTGloss.);—always (except 1 S 11:11 \[where however 𝔊 reads בְּנֵי ע׳\], ψ 83:8, which have ע׳ alone) בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, connected by J with בֶּן־עַמִּי son of Lot Gn 19:38 (and meaning of name doubtless sought herein by J; cf. ii. עַם); people apparently akin to Isr., but usually hostile, dwelling E. of Jordan, NE. of Moab, between Arnon and Jabbok: Nu 21:24(×2) (JE), Dt 2:19(×2), 37; 3:11, 16; Jos 12:2; 13:10 (D), v 25 (P), Ju 3:13; 10:6 + 25 times Ju 10–12; 1 S 11:11; 12:12; 14:47; 2 S 8:12; 10:1 + 14 times 2 S 10–12, 17:27; 1 K 11:7, 33; 2 K 23:13; 24:2; 1 Ch 18:11 + 20 times Ch, Am 1:13; Is 11:14; Je 9:25 + 9 times Je, Zp 2:8, 9; Ez 21:25, 33 + 5 times Ez 25; Dn 11:41.—Vid. CheAmmon in Ency. Bib.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 31 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עַמּוֹן» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5983/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 83:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.83.8/)

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גְּבָ֣ל וְ֭עַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת עִם־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי צֽוֹר׃

*Word for word:* Gebal and Ammon and Amalek Philistia with the.inhabitants of.Tyre

*JPS 1917:* Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

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[Jeremiah 25:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.25.21/)

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אֶת־אֱד֥וֹם וְאֶת־מוֹאָ֖ב וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

*Word for word:* (et) Edom and (et) Moab and (et) the.people of.Ammon

*JPS 1917:* Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;

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