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Definition: Amon

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Amon" is a common misspelling or typo for: Damon, anon, Ambon, Ammon, SMON, amont, Amnon.

Date "Amon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 990. (references)

Specialty Definition: Amon

Domain Definition
Bible 1: (builder). 1. One of Ahab�s governors. (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chronicles 18:25) 2. King of Judah, son and successor of Manasseh, reigned two years, from B.C. 642 to 640. Amon devoted himself wholly to the service of false gods, but was killed in a conspiracy, and was succeeded by his son Josiah. (references)
  2: Amon builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). (2.) The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had cast down. Zephaniah (1:4; 3:4, 11) refers to the moral depravity prevailing in this king's reign. He was assassinated (2 Kings 21:18-26: 2 Chr. 33:20-25) by his own servants, who conspired against him. (3.) An Egyptian god, usually depicted with a human body and the head of a ram, referred to in Jer. 46:25, where the word "multitudes" in the Authorized Version is more appropriately rendered "Amon" in the Revised Version. In Nah. 3:8 the expression "populous No" of the Authorized version is rendered in the Revised Version "No-amon." Amon is identified with Ra, the sun-god of Heliopolis. (4.) Neh. 7:59. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: Amon

Expressions Definition
Amon (demon) In demonology, Amon is a Marquis of Hell. He controls forty legions of spirits. He appears as a wolf with a serpent's tail, and breaths fire, or appears as a man with dog's teeth in the head of a raven, or simply as a man with a raven's head. He tells of things past and future, and reconciles feuds and controversies between friends. (references)
Amon (Formula One team) Amon was a Formula One team that competed in 1974. (references)
Amon Buchanan Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is a Australian Rules Football player from the Sydney Swans of the AFL. (references)
Amon Ereb Amon Ereb (S. 'lonely hill') is the broad, shallow-sided hill that dominated the southern plains of East Beleriand in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth. (references)
Amon Ethir Amon Ethir (S. 'hill of spies') is a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth raised artificially by the people of Finrod in the wide plain of Talath Dirnen, a league (approximately 5 kilometres) east of the Doors of Nargothrond above the river Narog. Over the years, trees grew on its flanks, but from its clear summit the watchers of Nargothrond could watch the lands about with the clear sight of the Elves, and so the hill got its name, Amon Ethir, meaning 'Hill of Spies'. (references)
Amon G. Carter Amon G. Carter, Sr. (December 11, 1879-June 23, 1955) was the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and a nationally known civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. A legacy in his will was used to create Fort Worth's Amon Carter Museum. (references)
Amon G. Carter Stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium is a open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU football team, the Horned Frogs. It also hosts the annual Fort Worth Bowl, which has been played since 2003. It was named after Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster. (references)
Amon Göth Amon Leopold Göth (or Goeth if one does not use the umlaut) (November 12,1908 - September 13, 1946), was a Hauptsturmführer of the S.S. and was the commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Plaszow. (references)
Amon Hen Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy world of Middle-earth. (references)
Amon Lhaw Amon Lhaw (S. 'Hill of Ear') is a fictional geographical feature in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. (references)
Amon Obel Amon Obel is the hill around which the Forest of Brethil spread. Most of the Woodmen of Brethil dwelt there in the later First Age, within the stockade known as Ephel Brandir. (references)
Amon of Judah Amon of Judah was the king of Judah and son of Manasseh. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 642 BC-640 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 643 BC-641 BC. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had cast down. Zephaniah (1:4; 3:4, 11) describes his reign as marked by moral depravity. (references)
Amon Rûdh In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, in the First Age, Amon Rûdh "Bald Hill" was a stone hill south of Brethil in West Beleriand. It had only deep red flowers called seregon "stone's blood" growing on its top, which made it seem blood-covered. (references)
Chris Amon Amon in 1968Chris Amon (born 20 July 1943 in Bulls, New Zealand) was a New Zealand Grand Prix driver of the 1960s and 1970s, widely accepted to be one of the best drivers never to win a F1 Grand Prix. His reputation for bad luck was so strong that Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying". (references)
The Dagger of Amon Ra Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra (usually just called The Dagger of Amon Ra) is a computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is the second and final installment in the Laura Bow Mysteries line of adventure games, the first of which was The Colonel's Bequest. It uses 32-bit color and a point-and-click interface. It is also the only instalment of the Laura Bow series to contain voice acting, though this is only available on the CD-ROM version. The Dagger of Amon Ra was developed using version 1.1 of Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI1.1). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Amon

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
AMON English Advanced multi-mode mobile network N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: Amon

Amon

Amon can refer to:

  • Amun, an Egyptian deity
  • Amon (demon)
  • Amon (Formula One team)
  • the former name of Deicide (band)
  • the word for "mountain" in Sindarin, an artificial language created by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • a governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab in the Bible (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25)
  • Amon of Judah, king of the Judah and son of Manasseh
  • Chris Amon
  • Amon Akilbaev
  • Amon Göth, a commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II
  • Amon Tobin, a Brazilian DJ
  • Amon Amarth, a heavy metal band

Fictional characters/places named Amon include:

  • one of the four Sinistrals, evil gods and main villains of the Lufia series of videogames
  • Amon (Witch Hunter Robin), a character from the Witch Hunter Robin anime
  • Amon Tomaz, a fictional superhero
  • one of three demon gods in the game Shadow Hearts Covenant; also the second most powerful transformation in both Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts Covenant
  • the demon that becomes Devilman when fused with Akira in the manga and anime series Devilman
  • the house in which the events of the King Diamond album "Them" take place.
  • in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth the Sindarin equivalent of the name Mount Doom is Amon Amarth

See also

  • Aman
  • Amman
  • Ammann
  • Ammon

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Amon". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Amon

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Chris Amon 65     Amon 23
Amon Bazira 27     Amon (demon) 4
Amon G. Carter Stadium 24     Amon (Formula One team) 15
Amon 23     Amon Akilbaev 5
Amon Amarth 21     Amon Amarth 21
Amon Tobin 19     Amon Anwar 12
Amon Göth 16     Amon Bazira 27
Amon (Formula One team) 15     Amon Buchanan 10
Amon Anwar 12     Amon Carter Museum 5
Amon Liner 12     Amon Düül 8
Amon Buchanan 10     Amon G. Carter 8
Solid Steel Presents Amon Tobin: Recorded Live 8     Amon G. Carter Stadium 24
Amon G. Carter 8     Amon Göth 16
Amon Düül 8     Amon Gordon 7
The Dagger of Amon Ra 8     Amon Hen 3
Tower of Amon Sûl 7     Amon Liner 12
Gloria Amon Nikoi 7     Amon Mwareka 3
Amon Sur 7     Amon of Judah 4
Amon Gordon 7     Amon Rûdh 3
Amon Simutowe 7     Amon Saga 6
Amon Saga 6     Amon Simutowe 7
Amon Akilbaev 5     Amon Sur 7
Amon Carter Museum 5     Amon Tobin 19
Mohammed Amon 4     Chris Amon 65
Amon (demon) 4     Franz Amon 2
Amon of Judah 4     George Amon Webster 4
George Amon Webster 4     Gloria Amon Nikoi 7
Amon Hen 3     Mohammed Amon 4
Amon Rûdh 3     Solid Steel Presents Amon Tobin: Recorded Live 8
Amon Mwareka 3     The Dagger of Amon Ra 8
Franz Amon 2     Tower of Amon Sûl 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Amon" is a common misspelling or typo for: Damon, anon, Ambon, Ammon, SMON, amont, Amnon.

Synonyms: Amon
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 Ammon.

Other

 amen.
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Computed Synonyms: Amon

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   3.3298   Amon     Ammon     Amun   
 2   1.1298   Amon     amen     so be it, conclusion, close, verily, amelioration   
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Translations: Amon

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 阿蒙神 (Ammon, amon), 阿门 (amen, amon), 哈力费理安 (Amon Anwar). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 阿門 (amen, amon), 阿蒙神 (Ammon, amon), 哈力費理安 (Amon Anwar). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Ammon (Ammon, Amon, Amen, amun), Amon Tobin (Amon Tobin), Amon Hen (Amon Hen), Amon Ethir (Amon Ethir), Amon Ereb (Amon Ereb). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew אמוןהמלך (Amon of Judah), אמון אמארת' (Amon Amarth). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit אמוןהמלך (Amon of Judah), אמון אמארת' (Amon Amarth). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アーメン (amen, Amon), アモン (Ammon, Amon), アムモーン (Ammon, Amon). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Amon. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Amon

Language Translations for “Amon” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Athagamathagon (Amon). Additional references: Athag, Amon. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Agamagon (Amon). Additional references: Double Dutch, Amon. (volunteer)
Esperanto Amono (Ammon, Amon). Additional references: Esperanto, Amon. (volunteer)
Leet 4^^¤|\| (Amon). Additional references: Leet, Amon. (volunteer)
Oppish Opamopon (Amon). Additional references: Oppish, Amon. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Amonway (Amon). Additional references: Pig Latin, Amon. (volunteer)
Terran B Ammon (Amon). Additional references: Terran B, Amon. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Ubamubon (Amon). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Amon. (volunteer)
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Bible Origins and Translations: Amon

Language Matthew Chapter 1, Verse 10

Greek (transliterated), Septuagint - 250 BC

 ezekiaV de egennhsen ton manassh manasshV de egennhsen ton amwn amwn de egennhsen ton iwsian

Latin, Vulgate - 405

 Ezechias autem genuit Manassen Manasses autem genuit Amon Amon autem genuit Iosiam

English, Old, West Saxon - 990

 Ezechias gestreonede manassen. Manasses.gestreonede amon. Amon gestreonedeioram. Ioras gestreonede iosiam.

English, Middle, Wycliffe - 1395

 Ezechie bigat Manasses. Manasses bigat Amon.

English, Renaissance, Tyndale - 1526

 Ezechias begat Manasses: Manasses begat Amon: Amon begat Iosias:

English, Jacobean, King James - 1611

 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

English, Victorian, Webster - 1833

 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

English, Basic, Ogden - 1964

 And the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;

Bulgarian

 Езекия роди Манасия; Манасия роди Амона; Амон роди Йосия;

Cebuano

 ug si Ezequias ang amahan ni Manases, ug si Manases ang amahan ni Amos, ug si Amos ang amahan ni Josias,

Chinese

 希 西 家 生 瑪 拿 西 ． 瑪 拿 西 生 亞 們 ． 亞 們 生 約 西 亞 ．

Croatian

 Ezekiji se rodi Manaše. Manašeu se rodi Amon. Amonu se rodi Jošija.

Danish

 og Ezekias avlede Manasse; og Manasse avlede Amon; og Amon avlede Josias;

Dutch

 En Ezekias gewon Manasse, en Manasse gewon Amon, en Amon gewon Josias;

Finnish

 Hiskialle syntyi Manasse, Manasselle syntyi Aamon, Aamonille syntyi Joosia;

French

 Ézéchias engendra Manassé; Manassé engendra Amon; Amon engendra Josias;

German

 Hiskia zeugte Manasse. Manasse zeugte Amon. Amon zeugte Josia.

Haitian Creole

 Ezekyas te papa Manase; Manase te papa Amon; Amon te papa Jozyas;

Hungarian

 Ezékiás nemzé Manassét; Manassé nemzé Ámont; Ámon nemzé Jósiást;

Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari

 (1:7)

Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama

 dan Hizkia memperanakkan Manasye; dan Manasye memperanakkan Amun; dan Amun memperanakkan Yosia;

Italian

 Ezechia generò Manasse, Manasse generò Amos, Amos generò Giosia,

Korean

 히 스 기 야 는 므 낫 세 를 낳 고, 므 낫 세 는 아 몬 을 낳 고, 아 몬 은 요 시 야 를 낳 고

Latvian

 Un Ezehijs dzemdinâja Manasu; Manass dzemdinâja Amonu; Amons dzemdinâja Josiju;

Manx Gaelic

 As hooar Ezekias Manasses, as hooar Manasses Amon, as hooar Amon Josias.

Maori

 Ta Hetekia ko Manahi; ta Manahi ko Amono; ta Amono ko Hohia;

Modern Greek

 Εζεκιας δε εγεννησε τον Μανασση, Μανασσης δε εγεννησε τον Αμων, Αμων δε εγεννησε τον Ιωσιαν,
δια να διακρινητε τα διαφεροντα, ωστε να ησθε ειλικρινεις και απροσκοποι μεχρι της ημερας του Χριστου,

Norwegian

 Esekias fikk sønnen Manasse; Manasse fikk sønnen Amon; Amon fikk sønnen Josias;

Portuguese

 a Ezequias nasceu Manassés; a Manassés nasceu Amom; a Amom nasceu Josias;   

Rumanian

 Ezechia a nqscut pe Manase; Manase a nqscut pe Amon; Amon a nqscut pe Iosia;

Russian

 еЪЕЛЙС ТПДЙМ нБОБУУЙА; нБОБУУЙС ТПДЙМ бНПОБ; бНПО ТПДЙМ йПУЙА;

Spanish

 Ezequías engendró a Manasés; Manasés engendró a Amón; Amón engendró a Josías;

Shuar

 Esekíasa Uchirí Manasés. Nuna Uchirí Amun. Nuna Uchirí Jusías.

Swahili

 Hezekia alimzaa Manase, Manase alimzaa Amoni, Amoni alimzaa Yosia,

Swedish

 Esekias födde Manasses, Manasses födde Amos, Amos födde Josias;

Thai

 เฮเซคียาห์ให้กำเนิดบุตรชื่อมนัสเสห์ มนัสเสห์ให้กำเนิดบุตรชื่ออาโมน อาโมนให้กำเนิดบุตรชื่อโยสิยาห์

Ukrainian

 А Єзекія породив Манасію, Манасія ж породив Амоса, а Амос породив Йосію.

Uma

 Hizkia mpobubu Manasye, Manasye mpobubu Amon, Amon mpobubu Yosia,

Vietnamese

 EÂ-xeâ-chia sanh Ma-na-seâ; Ma-na-seâ sanh A-moân; A-moân sanh Gioâ-si -a.
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