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H5997 עָמִית (ʻâmîyth) aw-meeth'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

neighbor

Strong's Definition

companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man

Derivation: from a primitive root meaning to associate;

KJV Usage: another, fellow, neighbour.

TWOT Reference: 1638a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) relation, neighbour, associate, fellow

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָמִית (a.mit) — neighbor. relation, neighbour, associate, fellow

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Friends

neighbor, fellow-citizen = a fellow member of a community, ≈ which implies that one has certain responsibilities with regard to that person and owes them a certain amount of loyalty

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Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עָמִית] n.m. associate, fellow, relation (perh. orig. f. abstr. association) base

Bible Occurrences (10)

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