Strong H5987עָמוֹק
Amok
- Transliteration
- ‛âmôq
- Pronunciation
- aw-moke'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H6009; deep;
{Amok} an Israelite: - Amok.
{Amok} an Israelite: - Amok.
Meaning of the name
Amok = "to be deep"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7
In the biblical story
Amok
Priest who returned from Babylonian exile
Amok was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and signed the covenant under Nehemiah.
In the Bible
Strong H5987 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amok2
First verses
- Nehemiah 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
- Nehemiah 12:20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;