◄ 522. Ammah ►
Strong's Lexicon Ammah: Cubit Original Word: אַמָּה Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Ammah Pronunciation: ahm-MAH Phonetic Spelling: (am-maw') Definition: Ammah Meaning: Ammah is a proper noun referring to a specific geographical location, identified as a hill. Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word meaning "mother" or "beginning." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew proper noun "Ammah," as it is a specific geographical name unique to the Hebrew text. Usage: The term "Ammah" is used in the context of a location in the biblical narrative, specifically mentioned in the context of a pursuit during a battle. Context: • Ammah is mentioned in the context of a military pursuit in the Old Testament. It is identified as a hill that served as a landmark during the chase of Abner by Joab and Abishai. The specific reference to Ammah is found in 2 Samuel 2:24: "But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon." This location is significant as it marks a point in the narrative where the pursuit of Abner by Joab and his brother Abishai is described, highlighting the strategic and geographical elements of the biblical account. The exact location of Ammah is not definitively known today, but it is understood to be in the region near Gibeon, providing a backdrop to the events described in the passage. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. אַמָּה noun feminine only mother-city, metropolis (compare אֵם 2 Samuel 20:19 & Phoenician); in phrase מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה authority of mother-city 2 Samuel 8:1; see מֶתֶג; compare Dr. IV. אַמָּה proper name, of a location hill near Gibeon, גִּבְעַתאַֿמָּה 2 Samuel 2:24. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ammah The same as 'ammah; Ammah, a hill in Palestine -- Ammah. see HEBREW 'ammah Forms and Transliterations אַמָּ֔ה אמה ’am·māh ’ammāh amMah Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 2:24 HEB: עַד־ גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ NAS: to the hill of Ammah, which KJV: to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before INT: against to the hill of Ammah which is in 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 522 1 Occurrence ’am·māh — 1 Occ.