528. Amon
Strong's Lexicon
Amon: Amon

Original Word: אָמוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Amown
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 21:19-26: Amon's reign and assassination are detailed, highlighting his continuation of idolatry.

- 2 Chronicles 33:21-25: This passage parallels the account in 2 Kings, providing additional context to Amon's short reign and the subsequent rise of Josiah.

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Amon in the Septuagint, as it is a proper name. However, the Greek transliteration in the Septuagint is often rendered as Ἀμών (Amōn).

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
of foreign origin
Definition
an Eg. god
NASB Translation
Amon (1), No-amon* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. אָמוֺן proper name Amon, an Egyptian god Nahum 3:8; Jeremiah 46:25, compare by Greeks with Zeus (Herod.ii. 42; Diodi.13), Ἀμμῶν. He was originally the local deity of Thebes (= נאֹ, called נאֹ אָמוֺן Nahum 3:8, compare מִנּאֹ ׳א Jeremiah 46:25 **SpiegelbRandglossen, 43 ff. reads נֹא אָמוֺן (as Nahum 3:8) for אָמוֺן נֹא, and finds in both a Thebes in the Delta.), but subsequently became the supreme god of the Egyptian Pantheon, the successor of the sun-god Ra and so-called Amon Ra. He was the secret god, who hid himself and was difficult to find (Amon = concealment, hidden); see Rawl.Hist, Anc. Egypt, i. 322 Ebers RiHWB. (II. III. אָמוֺן.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
multitude, populous

Of Egyptian derivation; Amon (i.e. Ammon or Amn), a deity of Egypt (used only as an adjunct of No') -- multitude, populous.

see HEBREW No'

Forms and Transliterations
אָמ֔וֹן אמון ’ā·mō·wn ’āmōwn aMon
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Englishman's Concordance
Nahum 3:8
HEB: הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ מִנֹּ֣א אָמ֔וֹן הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙ בַּיְאֹרִ֔ים
INT: better No multitude was situated of the Nile

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 528
1 Occurrence


’ā·mō·wn — 1 Occ.















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