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Lexicon :: Strong's H550 - 'amnôn

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אַמְנוֹן
Transliteration
'amnôn
Pronunciation
am-nohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אַמְנוֹן ʼAmnôwn, am-nohn'; or אֲמִינוֹן ʼĂmîynôwn; from H539; faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David:—Amnon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H550 in the following manner: Amnon (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H550 in the following manner: Amnon (28x).

  1. Amnon = "faithful"

    1. oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom

    2. a son of Shimon (of Caleb's clan)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַמְנוֹן ʼAmnôwn, am-nohn'; or אֲמִינוֹן ʼĂmîynôwn; from H539; faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David:—Amnon.
STRONGS H550: Abbreviations
אַמְנוֺן proper name, masculine (faithful)
1. eldest son of David 2 Samuel 3:2; 2 Samuel 13; = אֲמִינוֺן 2 Samuel 13:20; = אַמְנֹן 1 Chronicles 3:1.
2. a son of Shimon 1 Chronicles 4:20.

אֲמִינוֺן diminutive, so Ew§ 167 a compare Wi. § 269, or text error; compare Dr 2 Samuel 13:20, see אַמְנוֺן above.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:2; 13; 13:20; 13:20

1 Chronicles

3:1; 4:20

H550

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H550 matches the Hebrew אַמְנוֹן ('amnôn),
which occurs 28 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:2 - Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - He asked Amnon, “Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:6 - So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:7 - David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:8 - So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:9 - Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone out of here,” Amnon said. So everyone left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:10 - Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26 - Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.” The king asked him, “Why should he go with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But Absalom urged him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, “My lord should not think that they killed all the princes; only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s express intention ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:33 - My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:39 - And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:1 - These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:20 - The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
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