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H567 - אֱמֹרִי - ʼĔmôrîy - em-o-ree' - Amorite

Original: אֱמֹרִי

Transliteration: ʼĔmôrîy

Phonetic: em-o-ree'

Short Definition: Amorite

Original: אמרי

Transliteration: 'ĕmôrı̂y

Phonetic: em-o-ree'

BDB Definition:

Amorite = "a sayer"
  1. one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt

Origin: probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence

TWOT entry: 119

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H201, H204, H3982, H534, H559, H561, H562, H564, H565, H566, H568, H569, H570, H577

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