עַמּ֔וֹן
𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍
amon
Ammon
from עַם; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country; Ammon, Ammonites.
2 Samuel 10:8 · Word #3
Lexicon H5983
| Lemma | עַמּוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʻAmmôwn |
| Strong's | H5983 |
| In-context | Ammon |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H5983-04
Kinsfolk-Nation (Ammon)
| Root | עם (ʿ-m) |
| Core Meanings | people, kinsfolk, clan, nation, those bound together |
| Semantic Range | Ammon (son of Lot); the Ammonite people as a tribal nation; the land or territory of the Ammonites. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ammon represents a kin-related yet rival nation to Israel, descended from Lot (Genesis 19:38). The name underscores shared ancestry with Israel through Abraham’s family, heightening the theological and ethical tensions between covenant kinship and political hostility. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Functions as an ethnonym and toponym, referring to the descendant of Lot, his people (the Ammonites), or their territory. |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name עַמּוֹן derives from the root עם ("people, kinsfolk"), reflecting identity as a kin-group or tribal people. Rendering it "Kinsfolk-Nation" preserves the root sense while retaining its function as a singular proper noun (HNp), referring to the historical people and land known as Ammon. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עם (people, kinsfolk, clan, nation, those bound together)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5972-01 |
ama | the people |
H5971-03 |
amam | their people |
H5972-02 |
amemaya | the gathered peoples |
Word Usage (106 occurrences of H5983)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:38 | עַמּ֖וֹן | amon | Ammon |
| Numbers 21:24 | עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon |
| Numbers 21:24 | עַמּֽוֹן | amon-2 | Ammon |