◄ 1151. Ben-ammi ►
Strong's Lexicon Ben-ammi: Ben-ammi Original Word: בֶּן־עַמִּי Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Ben-`Ammiy Pronunciation: ben-am-MEE Phonetic Spelling: (ben-am-mee') Definition: Ben-ammi Meaning: Ben-Ammi Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words בֵּן (ben, meaning "son") and עַם (am, meaning "people" or "nation"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ben-ammi, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew context. However, the Ammonites are mentioned in the New Testament in relation to the historical context of the Old Testament. Usage: Ben-ammi means "son of my people" or "son of my kinsmen." In the Bible, Ben-ammi is the name of the son born to Lot and his younger daughter. He is recognized as the progenitor of the Ammonites, a people frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. Cultural and Historical Background: The account of Ben-ammi is found in the context of the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot's daughters, believing they were the last people on earth, sought to preserve their family line by having children with their father. Ben-ammi's descendants, the Ammonites, settled east of the Jordan River and often had contentious relations with the Israelites. The Ammonites are noted for their worship of the god Molech, which included practices detestable to the Israelites. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ben and am Definition "son of my people," a son of Lot NASB Translation Ben-ammi (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בֶּןעַֿמִּי proper name, masculine (son of my people) son of Lot by his younger daughter, and ancestor of the Ammonites (בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן see עַמּוֺן) Genesis 19:38. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ben-ammi From ben and am with pronomial suffix; son of my people; Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot -- Ben-ammi. see HEBREW ben see HEBREW am Forms and Transliterations עַמִּ֑י עמי ‘am·mî ‘ammî amMi Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 19:38 HEB: שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־ עַמִּ֑י ה֛וּא אֲבִ֥י NAS: his name Ben-ammi; he is the father KJV: his name Benammi: the same [is] the father INT: and called his name Ben-ammi he is the father 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 1151 1 Occurrence ‘am·mî — 1 Occ.