Word Study · Strong's H550 · Hebrew
אַמְנוֹן
Amnon
am-nohn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼAmnôwn
“Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David
Rendered in the KJV as
Amnon.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- אַמְנ֔וֹן5
- אַמְנ֥וֹן4
- אַמְנ֖וֹן4
- אַמְנ֣וֹן3
- אַמְנ֤וֹן2
- אַמְנ֗וֹן2
- אַמְנ֜וֹן1
- אַמְנ֛וֹן1
- אַמְנֹ֗ן1
- הַאֲמִינ֣וֹן1
- וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן1
- לְאַמְנ֜וֹן1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Amnon23
- to Amnon3
- ¿ Amnon1
- and [belonged] to Amnon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)23
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- question particle + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 23
- HR/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
- HTi/Npm · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel26 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:2אַמְנ֔וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:1אַמְנ֥וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:2לְאַמְנ֜וֹןleamnonpreposition + proper noun (a name)Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.here: to Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:2אַמְנ֔וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:3וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןuleamnonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,here: and [belonged] to Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:4אַמְנ֔וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:6אַמְנ֖וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:6אַמְנ֤וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:7אַמְנ֣וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:8אַמְנ֥וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:9אַמְנ֗וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:10אַמְנ֜וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:10לְאַמְנ֥וֹןleamnonpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.here: to Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:15אַמְנ֗וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:15אַמְנ֖וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:20הַאֲמִינ֣וֹןhaaminonquestion particle + proper noun (a name)Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.here: ¿ Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:22אַמְנ֖וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:22אַמְנ֔וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:26אַמְנ֣וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:27אַמְנ֔וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:28אַמְנ֤וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:28אַמְנ֛וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:29לְאַמְנ֔וֹןleamnonpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.here: to Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:32אַמְנ֥וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:33אַמְנ֥וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”here: Amnon
- 2 Samuel 13:39אַמְנ֖וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.here: Amnon
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 3:1אַמְנֹ֗ןʾamnonproper noun (a name)These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;here: Amnon
- 1 Chronicles 4:20אַמְנ֣וֹןʾamnonproper noun (a name)The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.here: Amnon