ʼAmnôwn — H550

H550 · Hebrew — אמנון

Pronunciation: am-nohn'

Other spellings: ʼĂmîynôwn אֲמִינוֹן

Definition

masculine noun

Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David

  1. Amnon = "faithful"
  2. oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom
  3. a son of Shimon (of Caleb's clan)

Usually translated as

Amnon

Origin

or ʼĂmîynôwn; from H539; faithful

Occurrences

ʼAmnôwn occurs 28 times in 22 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (20), 1 Chronicles (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A