Amnon

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew [1], Hebrew
Scripts אַםְנוֹן(Hebrew) Ἀμνών(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "faithful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the eldest son of King David. He was killed by his half-brother Absalom in revenge for the rape of his sister Tamar.

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classic   mature   formal   upper class   urban   strong   rough   strange   serious  

Categories

faith, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h550, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h550.
Entry updated October 6, 2024