Strong H528אָמוֹן
Amon
- Transliteration
- 'âmôn
- Pronunciation
- aw-mone'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Of Egyptian derivation;
Amon (that {is} Ammon or {Amn}) a deity of Egypt (used only as an adjunct of H4996): - {multitude} populous.
Amon (that {is} Ammon or {Amn}) a deity of Egypt (used only as an adjunct of H4996): - {multitude} populous.
Meaning of the name
Amon or Amun = "to nourish: to be faithful"
Detailed definition
Amon, mentioned in <ref="Jeremiah 46:25; Nam.3.8">Jeremiah 46:25; Nam.3.8</ref>, refers to the Egyptian god Amon and the city of Thebes, respectively.
In the biblical story
Amon
Egyptian god; city in Nahum, probably Thebes
Amon, mentioned in <ref="Jeremiah 46:25; Nam.3.8">Jeremiah 46:25; Nam.3.8</ref>, refers to the Egyptian god Amon and the city of Thebes, respectively.
In the Bible
Strong H528 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- multitude1
- populous1
First verses
- Jeremiah 46:25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
- Nahum 3:8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?