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"Hammon" is a common misspelling or typo for: Hammond, gammon.

Date "Hammon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1584. (references)

Specialty Definition: HAMMON

Domain Definition
Bible 1: (warm springs). 1. A city in Asher, (Joshua 19:28) apparently not far from Zidon-rabbah. 2. A city allotted out of the tribe of Naphtali to the Levites, (1 Chronicles 6:76) and answering to the somewhat similar names HAMMATH and HAMMOTH-DOR in Joshua. (references)
  2: Hammon warm springs. (1.) A town in the tribe of Asher, near Zidon (Josh. 19:28), identified with 'Ain Hamul. (2.) A Levitical city of Naphtali (1 Chr. 6:76). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: HAMMON

Expressions Definition
Ba`al Hammon Ba‘al Hammon (more properly Ba‘al Ḥammon or possibly Ba‘al Ḥamon) was the chief god of Carthage, generally identified by the Greeks with Cronus and by the Romans with Saturn. (references)
Becky Hammon Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977), is a Women's National Basketball Association player who plays for the New York Liberty. (references)
Harry Hammon Lyster Harry Hammon Lyster (VC, CB) born Blackrock Co Dublin 24 December 1830 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. (references)
Jupiter Hammon Jupiter Hammon (born October 17 1711 - died 1806?) was a Black poet and the first published Black writer in America. He is considered one of the founders of African American literature. (references)

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Extended Definition: HAMMON

Hammon

Hammon can mean:

  • People:
    • Becky Hammon, American basketball player
    • Jupiter Hammon, American poet
  • Places
    • Hammon, Oklahoma

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

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Becky Hammon 15     Becky Hammon 15
William Hammon 10     Hammon 2
Jupiter Hammon 6     Harry Hammon Lyster 6
Harry Hammon Lyster 6     Jennifer Hammon 4
Jennifer Hammon 4     Jupiter Hammon 6
Hammon 2     William Hammon 10

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).