'Emoriy <0567>
yrma 'Emoriy
| Pronunciation | : | em-o-ree' |
| Origin | : | probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from 0559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 119 |
| PrtSpch | : | n m coll (noun masculine collective) |
| In Hebrew | : | yrmah 71, yrmahw 13, yrma 2, yrmal 1 |
| In NET | : | Amorites 63, Amorite 24 |
| In AV | : | Amorite 87 |
| Count | : | 87 |
| Definition | : |
Amorite = "a sayer"
1) one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed
by the Israelite incursion from Egypt
probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from 559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes: KJV -- Amorite. see HEBREW for 0559 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Amorite (NET, NASB, NIV) Amorites (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
