Hebrew word · H5988

עַמִּיאֵל

'ami'el

Ammiel

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.4;

father of: Machir (H4353H)

§ Ammiel = "my kinsman is God"

1) the spy from the tribe of Dan who perished in the plague for his evil report

2) father of Machir of Lo-debar

3) father of Bathsheba; also 'Eliam'

4) the 6th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper of the temple

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Numbers · 1

  1. Numbers 13:12 עַמִּיאֵ֖ל Ammiel

    from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

2 Samuel · 3

  1. 2 Samuel 9:4 עַמִּיאֵ֖ל Ammiel

    “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”

    Here: Machir's father. The name roughly means 'my kinsman is God' and was a common type of Israelite name.

  2. 2 Samuel 9:5 עַמִּיאֵ֖ל Ammiel

    So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

    Here: Machir's father. The name means roughly "my kinsman is God" (or "people of God"). Nothing else is known about this man.

  3. 2 Samuel 17:27 עַמִּיאֵל֙ Ammiel

    When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

    Here: A name meaning roughly 'God is my kinsman' (or 'my people is God'). Machir's father, known only by name.

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:5 עַמִּיאֵֽל׃ Ammiel

    and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.

  2. 1 Chronicles 26:5 עַמִּיאֵ֤ל Ammiel

    Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.

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