Ben-ʻAmmîy — H1151

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot

1. Ben-ami = "son of my people"
2. son of Lot, born to his second daughter, progenitor of the Ammonites

Usually translated as

Ben-ammi

Origin

from H1121 and H5971 with pronomial suffix; son of my people

• Derived from Bên (H1121)
• Derived from ʻam (H5971)

Occurrences

Ben-ʻAmmîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 19:38 — And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi (בֶּן): the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.