עַמּ֔וֹן
𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍
amon
Ammon
from עַם; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country; Ammon, Ammonites.
H5983
Amos 1:13 · Word #8
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 H5983-01
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 |
amemaya | the gathered peoples |
H5971-08 |
amey | peoples of |
H571-01 |
amitekha | your fellow-man |
H5984-02 |
amoniot | Ammonite women |
H5971-14 |
baam | in the people |
H5971-19 |
beamekha | among your people |
H5971-25 |
haamim | the gathered peoples |
H5978-01 |
imadi | alongside me |
H5973-02 |
imah | together-with her |
H5973-04 |
imakhe | in company with you (feminine singular) |
H5973-06 |
imam | in company with them |
H5973-07 |
imanu | with us |
H5973-08 |
imekha | in company with you (masculine singular) |
H5973-09 |
imekhah | in companionship with you (masculine singular) |
H5973-10 |
imi | in company with me |
H5973-11 |
imo | in company with him |
H5971-38 |
leami | to my people |
H5971-48 |
mehaam | from the gathered people |
H5978-02 |
meimadi | from beside me |
H5973-13 |
meimakhe | from being with you (feminine singular) |
H5973-15 |
meimanu | from alongside us |
H5973-16 |
meimekha | from being-with you (masculine singular) |
H5973-17 |
meimi | from being-with me |
H5973-20 |
umeim | and from alongside |
H5983-02 |
veamon | and Ammon (the Kin-People) |
H5984-04 |
vehaamonim | and the Ammonite men |
H5973-21 |
veimadi | and alongside me |
H5973-24 |
veimanu | and in-company-with us |
H5973-25 |
veimekha | and with you (masculine singular) |
H5973-26 |
veimo | and in company with him |
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 |