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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi-Nadib
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Hitchcock Bible Names
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi-Nadab
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Lo-Ammi
• Ben-Ammi
• Ammi
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Ammi
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Ammi
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Ben-ammi
• Ammi
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Ben-Ammi
• Lo-Ammi
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Ben-Ammi
• Bond, Ammi
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Aḥadboi B. Ammi
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Lexicons
• בֶּן־עַמִּי
• לֹא , עַמִּי
• עַם , עַם

am´ı̄ ( עמּי , ‛ammı̄ , "my people"): A symbolic name given to Israel by Hosea (Hosea 2:1; Hosea 2:3 in Hebrew text), descriptive of Israel in the state of restoration, and in contrast to sinful and rejected Israel, represented by Hosea's son, who was called Lo-ammi, "not my people," when born to the prophet ( Hosea 1:9 , Hosea 1:10 ). This restoration to the Divine favor is more fully described in Hosea 2:21 , Hosea 2:23 in words quoted by Paul ( Romans 9:25 , Romans 9:26 ). The use of such figurative and descriptive names is frequent in the Old Testament; compare Isaiah 62:4 , Isaiah 62:12 .