How to Pronounce Ammonite

AM-uh-nait

Ammonite is pronounced AM-uh-nait (ˈæmənaɪt): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: AM-uh-nit, AM-uh-nite.

What is Ammonite?

The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judg. 10:11; 2 Chr. 20:1; Zeph. 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deut. 23:4). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. They inhabited the country east of the Jordan and north of Moab and the Dead Sea, from which they had expelled the Zamzummims or Zuzims (Deut. 2:20; Gen. 14:5). They are known as the Beni-ammi (Gen.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

AM-uh-nit
AM-uh-nite

Found in Scripture

Other names from Deuteronomy

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