Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5997 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָמִיתּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from a primitive root meaning to associate |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | amiyth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `amiyth (aw-meeth') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. companionship 2. hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man |
| KJV Renderings: | another, fellow, neighbour. |
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[עָמִית] noun masculine Lev 18:20 associate, fellow, relation (perhaps originally feminine abstract association , compare פֶּחָה); — always suffix: גֶּבֶר עֲמִיתִי Zech 13:7 a man (who is) my fellow; elsewhere only Leviticus: עֲמִיתוֺ Zech 5:21 (twice in verse); reciprocal אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֺ Zech 19:11; Zech 24:19, cf . Zech 25:17 עֲמִיתְךָ Zech 18:20, עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ Zech 19:15; Zech 19:17; Zech 25:14 (twice in verse); Zech 25:15.
עַמִּיאֵל and similar proper names see below I. עמם.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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