H0550H

אַמְנוֹן

am.nonN:N-M-P

Amnon

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.20; son of: Shimon (H7889); brother of: Rinnah (H7441), Ben-hanan (H1135) , Tilon (H8436) § Amnon = "faithful" 1) oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom 2) a son of Shimon (of Caleb's clan)

The KJV translates H0550 in the following manner:

Amnon (50x), Amnon’s (6x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אַמְנוֺן proper name, masculine (faithful)

1. eldest son of David 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 13 = אֲמִינוֺן 2Sam 13:20 = אַמְנֹן 1Chr 3:1.
2. a son of Shimon 1Chr 4:20.



אֲמִינוֺן diminutive, so Ew§ 167 a compare Wi. § 269, or text error; compare Dr 2Sam 13:20, see אַמְנוֺן.


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