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עַמּוֹנִית H5985
H5985 is the Hebrew word עַמּוֹנִית, transliterated ʻAmmôwnîyth and said am-mo-neeth'. The King James Version most often renders it ammonitess.
What it means
an Ammonitess.
Where it comes from
feminine of H5984 (עַמּוֹנִי).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ammonite(-ss).
Verses using עַמּוֹנִית
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 14:21 · KJV
And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
1 Kings 14:31 · KJV
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 12:13 · KJV
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
2 Chronicles 24:26 · KJV
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5985 mean?
H5985 is the Hebrew word עַמּוֹנִית (ʻAmmôwnîyth), meaning an Ammonitess.
How is H5985 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ammonitess (4 times).
How many times does H5985 appear in the Bible?
עַמּוֹנִית (ʻAmmôwnîyth) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5985 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H5984 (עַמּוֹנִי).
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