526. Amon
Strong's Lexicon
Amon: Amon

Original Word: אָמוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Amon
Pronunciation: ah-MONE
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-mone')
Definition: Amon
Meaning: Amon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָמַן (aman), meaning "to be firm, faithful, or trustworthy."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 2 Kings 21:19-23 (BSB): "Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done."

- 2 Chronicles 33:21-25 (BSB): "Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Amon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and history.

Usage: Amon is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific individual, notably a king of Judah.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Amon means "faithful" or "trustworthy," reflecting a common practice in Hebrew culture of names bearing significant meanings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from aman
Definition
"masterworkman," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Amon (17).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָמִי proper name, masculine Ezra 2:57 #NAME?אָמוֺן Nehemiah 7:59.

III. אָמוֺן proper name, masculine (master-workman) (a) king of Judah 2 Kings 18:19,23,24,25; 1 Chronicles 3:14; 2Chronicles 33:20,21,22,23,25; Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:3; (b) captain of a city 1 Kings 22:26; 2Chronicles 18:25; (c) one of the line of Solomon's servants Nehemiah 7:59 = אָמִי Ezra 2:57.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Amon

The same as 'amown; Amon, the name of three Israelites -- Amon.

see HEBREW 'amown

Forms and Transliterations
אָמ֑וֹן אָמ֖וֹן אָמ֣וֹן אָמ֥וֹן אָמֹ֣ן אָמֽוֹן׃ אָמוֹן֩ אמון אמון׃ אמן ’ā·mōn ’āmōn aMon
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1 Kings 22:26
HEB: וַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּ אֶל־ אָמֹ֣ן שַׂר־ הָעִ֑יר
NAS: and return him to Amon the governor
KJV: and carry him back unto Amon the governor
INT: and return to Amon the governor of the city

2 Kings 21:18
HEB: עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָמ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
NAS: of Uzza, and Amon his son
KJV: of Uzza: and Amon his son
INT: of Uzza became and Amon his son his place

2 Kings 21:19
HEB: וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אָמ֣וֹן בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם
NAS: Amon was twenty-two years
KJV: Amon [was] twenty and two
INT: two years Amon became two

2 Kings 21:23
HEB: וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־ אָמ֖וֹן עָלָ֑יו וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ
NAS: The servants of Amon conspired against
KJV: And the servants of Amon conspired
INT: conspired the servants of Amon against and killed

2 Kings 21:24
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ עַם־
NAS: King Amon, and the people
KJV: against king Amon; and the people
INT: against King Amon made and the people

2 Kings 21:25
HEB: וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָמ֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
NAS: of the acts of Amon which
KJV: of the acts of Amon which he did,
INT: now the rest of the acts of Amon which did

1 Chronicles 3:14
HEB: אָמ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ
NAS: Amon his son, Josiah
KJV: Amon his son, Josiah
INT: Amon his son Josiah

2 Chronicles 18:25
HEB: וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּ אֶל־ אָמ֣וֹן שַׂר־ הָעִ֑יר
NAS: and return him to Amon the governor
KJV: and carry him back to Amon the governor
INT: and return to Amon the governor of the city

2 Chronicles 33:20
HEB: בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָמ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
NAS: him in his own house. And Amon his son
KJV: him in his own house: and Amon his son
INT: house became and Amon his son his place

2 Chronicles 33:21
HEB: וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה אָמ֣וֹן בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם
NAS: Amon [was] twenty-two years
KJV: Amon [was] two and twenty
INT: two years Amon became two

2 Chronicles 33:22
HEB: אָבִ֔יו זִבַּ֥ח אָמ֖וֹן וַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃
NAS: had done, and Amon sacrificed
KJV: his father: for Amon sacrificed
INT: his father sacrificed and Amon served

2 Chronicles 33:23
HEB: כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָמ֖וֹן הִרְבָּ֥ה אַשְׁמָֽה׃
NAS: had done, but Amon multiplied
KJV: had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed
INT: for he Amon multiplied guilt

2 Chronicles 33:25
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ עַם־
NAS: King Amon, and the people
KJV: against king Amon; and the people
INT: against King Amon made and the people

Nehemiah 7:59
HEB: הַצְּבָיִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י אָמֽוֹן׃
NAS: the sons of Amon.
KJV: the children of Amon.
INT: of Pochereth-hazzebaim the sons of Amon

Jeremiah 1:2
HEB: יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־ אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: the son of Amon, king
KJV: the son of Amon king
INT: of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah

Jeremiah 25:3
HEB: לְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־ אָמוֹן֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֜ה
NAS: the son of Amon, king
KJV: the son of Amon king
INT: of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah

Zephaniah 1:1
HEB: יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־ אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
NAS: of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah:
KJV: the son of Amon, king
INT: of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 526
17 Occurrences


’ā·mōn — 17 Occ.
















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