492. almoni
Strong's Lexicon
almoni: Someone, a certain one, anonymous, or unnamed.

Original Word: אַלְמוֹנִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: almoni
Pronunciation: al-mo-NEE
Phonetic Spelling: (al-mo-nee')
Definition: Someone, a certain one, anonymous, or unnamed.
Meaning: some one

Word Origin: Derived from the root word עָלַם (alam), meaning "to conceal" or "to hide."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "almoni" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of anonymity is contextually specific to Hebrew narrative styles. However, the Greek term "τις" (tis, Strong's G5100), meaning "someone" or "a certain one," can serve a similar function in the New Testament.

Usage: The term "almoni" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to an unnamed or anonymous person. It conveys the idea of someone whose identity is either unknown or deliberately concealed. This term is often used in contexts where the specific identity of a person is not crucial to the narrative or where anonymity serves a particular purpose.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names held significant meaning and were often indicative of a person's character, lineage, or destiny. The use of "almoni" reflects a cultural understanding that not every individual needed to be named for a account to convey its intended message. This anonymity could serve to focus attention on the actions or roles of individuals rather than their personal identities.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alam
Definition
someone, a certain (one)
NASB Translation
certain* (1), friend* (1), such (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַלְמֹנִי adjective some one, a certain (name unspoken); ׳מְקוֺם מְּלֹנִי א 1 Samuel 21:3; 2 Kings 6:8; ׳א ׳פ alone, of person, = such-an-one, so-and-so Ruth 4:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
one, and such

From 'almon in the sense of concealment; some one (i.e. So and so, without giving the name of the person or place) -- one, and such.

see HEBREW 'almon

Forms and Transliterations
אַלְמֹנִ֑י אַלְמֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃ אלמוני׃ אלמני ’al·mō·nî ’al·mō·w·nî ’almōnî ’almōwnî almoNi
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Englishman's Concordance
Ruth 4:1
HEB: פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃
KJV: Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down
INT: here such A one aside sit

1 Samuel 21:3
HEB: מְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃
INT: country such one

2 Kings 6:8
HEB: מְק֛וֹם פְּלֹנִ֥י אַלְמֹנִ֖י תַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃
NAS: In such and such a place
KJV: In such and such a place
INT: A place such and such shall be my camp

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 492
3 Occurrences


’al·mō·nî — 3 Occ.
















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