Lôʼ ʻAmmîy — H3818

Definition

masculine proper noun

Lo-Ammi, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea

1. Lo-ammi = "not my people"
2. symbolic name given by the prophet Hosea to his second son by Gomer

Usually translated as

Lo-ammi

Origin

from H3808 and H5971 with pronominal suffix; not my people

• Derived from Lôʼ (H3808)
• Derived from ʻam (H5971)

Occurrences

Lôʼ ʻAmmîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

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

• Hosea 1:9 — Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi (לֹ֣א): for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.