Ἀμών
Amōn
Amos
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Ἀμών (H526) is a proper name that signifies the individual Amos. The word appears 14 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance and recurring reference in the text. The lemma Ἀμών translates directly as "Amos," with no additional meaning or connotations beyond its identification as a person. The frequency and consistency of this name in the biblical text imply its significance to the narrative. The recurrence of Amos throughout the story may convey his prominence or influence within the community. The lack of variation in the usage of this name indicates its fixed identity as a proper noun, providing a clear reference point for the reader. In the context of the biblical text, the name Amos functions as a marker of individual identity, serving as a direct connection to the person being referred to rather than conveying abstract ideas or meanings. Its significance lies in its consistency and repeated usage, highlighting the importance of Amos within the narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
14 total occurrences across the text
So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 33:21Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 33:22He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
2 Chronicles 33:23He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
Jeremiah 1:2Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.
Zephaniah 1:1Yahweh’s word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 Kings 21:18Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
2 Kings 21:19Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
2 Kings 21:23The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
2 Kings 21:24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
2 Kings 21:25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Chronicles 3:14Amon his son, and Josiah his son.