עַמּוֺן₁₀₆ proper name, of a people Ammon, ᵐ5 Αμμαν, Αμμων (Assyrian Bît Ammanu COT^Glossary); always (except 1 Samuel 11:11 [where however ᵐ5 reads ׳בְּנֵי ע], Psalm 83:8, which have ׳ע alone) בְּנֵי עַמּוֺן, connected by J with בֶּןעַֿמִּי son of Lot Genesis 19:38 (and meaning of name doubtless sought herein by J; compare II. עַם); people apparently akin to Israel, but usually hostile, dwelling east of Jordan, northeast of Moab, between Arnon and Jabbok: Numbers 21:24 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 2:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 2:37; Deuteronomy 3:11,16; Joshua 12:2; Joshua 13:10 (D), Joshua 13:25 (P), Judges 3:13; Judges 10:6 25t. Judges 10-12, 1 Samuel 11:11; 1 Samuel 12:12; 1 Samuel 14:47; 2 Samuel 8:12; 2 Samuel 10:1 14t. 2 Samuel 10-12; 2 Samuel 17:27; 1 Kings 11:7,33; 2 Kings 23:13; 2 Kings 24:2; 1 Chronicles 18:11 20t. Chronicles, Amos 1:13; Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 9:25 9t. Jeremiah, Zephaniah 2:8,9; Ezekiel 21:25; Ezekiel 21:33 5t. Ezekiel 25; Daniel 11:41. — See Che^{Ammon in Ency. Bib}.