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am.mon H5983

עַמּוֹן (am.mon) means “Ammon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עַמּוֹן Hebrew · H5983 106 tagged occurrences in 98 verses

Pronunciation guide: am-mone' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5983

עַמּוֹן · am.mon · Ammon

§ Ammon = "tribal" a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H5971 (עַם); tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country

KJV glosses: Ammon, Ammonites.

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How translators render H5983

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
ammon 3
of the ammonites 2
the ammonites 2
ammonites 1
of ammon 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
of ammon 89
of the ammonites 4
concerning the ammonites 2
to the ammonites 2
against the ammonites 1
and ammon 1
and among the ammonites 1
and the ammonites 1
that the ammonites 1
the ammonites 1
unto the ammonites 1
with the ammonites 1

Verses containing H5983

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  1. Genesis 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

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  2. Numbers 21:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

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  3. Deuteronomy 2:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  4. Deuteronomy 2:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.

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  5. Deuteronomy 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

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  6. Deuteronomy 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.

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  7. Joshua 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,

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  8. Joshua 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;

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  9. Joshua 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

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  10. Judges 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

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  11. Judges 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.

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  12. Judges 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,

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  13. Judges 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

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  14. Judges 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,

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  15. Judges 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

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  16. Judges 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”

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  17. Judges 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel

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  18. Judges 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

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  19. Judges 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”

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  20. Judges 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”

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  21. Judges 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”

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  22. Judges 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”

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  23. Judges 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

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  24. Judges 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites

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  25. Judges 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.

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  26. Judges 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”

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  27. Judges 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.

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  28. Judges 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

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  29. Judges 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,

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  30. Judges 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

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  31. Judges 11:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.

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  32. Judges 11:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.

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  33. Judges 11:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”

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  34. Judges 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

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  35. Judges 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.

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  36. Judges 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”

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  37. 1 Samuel 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

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  38. 1 Samuel 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

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  39. 1 Samuel 14:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.

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  40. 2 Samuel 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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  41. 2 Samuel 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.

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  42. 2 Samuel 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

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  43. 2 Samuel 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

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  44. 2 Samuel 10:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

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  45. 2 Samuel 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

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  46. 2 Samuel 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

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  47. 2 Samuel 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

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  48. 2 Samuel 10:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

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  49. 2 Samuel 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

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  50. 2 Samuel 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

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