Amon

Definition: Amon

Amon

Noun

1. A primeval personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes.

"Amon" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "faithful", "true", "the hidden one".

Date "Amon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Amon

Domain	Definitions
Bible	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.
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Specialty Definition: Amon

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Amon was one of the most important of the ancient Egyptian gods, and is commonly identified with Ra. See Ammon.

There are also a few people called Amon in the Bible:

(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.

(part of this is From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897))

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amon."

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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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Synonym: Amon

Synonym: Amen (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Amon

Specialty definitions using "Amon": Amon's Son ♦ Guido ♦ Haruz ♦ Meshullemeth ♦ Rinaldo ♦ Uzza. (references)

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Modern Usage: Amon

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Amon Düül II spielt Phallus Dei (1968)

Hanna Amon (1951)

Fi bilad Tout Ankh Amon (1923)

Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra (1991)

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Commercial Usage: Amon

Domain	Title
Books	50 Charles M. Russell Paintings of the Old American West from the Amon Carter Museum (reference) An American Collection: Works from the Amon Carter Museum (reference) Charles M. Russell: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum (reference) Euripides: Trojan Women, Iphigenia Amon the Taurians Ion (Loeb Classical Library, 10.) (reference) Les Vergers d Osiris: Le Pretre d Amon Tome 2 (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Amon Saga (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Image Slideshow: Amon

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Non-Fiction Usage: Amon

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Uganda	On October 19, Arinaitwe Rugyendo, the Deputy Editor of the Red Pepper, and his photographer Amon Turyamubona were arrested and charged with four counts of trafficking in obscene publications with intent to corrupt public morals. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Amon

"Amon" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Amon" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	5	157,705

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Name Usage Frequency: Amon

The following table summarizes the usage of "Amon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Amon	Last name	1,000	14,425
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Amon

"Amon" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "faithful", "true", "the hidden one".

The following table summarizes names related to "Amon."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Amon	N/A	Biblical	N/A
Amon	Male	Egyptian Mythology	N/A
Ammon	Male	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)	Amon
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Expression: Amon

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Amon": Amon-Ra.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Amon

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
amon amarth	103	amon dagger download ra	4
amon goeth	82	amon duul ii	4
amon tobin	70	amon saga	3
amon carter museum	66	amon hen	3
amon	66	amon carter stadium	3
amon ra	27	amon temple	3
amon carter	21	amon howard park	3
amon carter lake	14	amon shimmel walsh	3
dagger of amon ra the	12	amon dios ra	2
amon re	11	amon hotel plaza	2
amarth amon tab	8	amon carter fort museum worth	2
amon duul	7	amon tobin mp3	2
amon goethe	7	2 amon duul	2
amarth amon lyrics	7	amon carter exhibit hall	2
amon chris	5	amon goeth picture	2
amon apocalypse devilman	5	amon goeth leopold	2
amon carter g lake	5	amon chantress	2
amon world	5	5.4 amon	2
amon art carter museum	4	amon cam	2
amon carter foundation g	4	amon couch	2
		amon goth	2
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Modern Translations: Amon

Language		Translations for "Amon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		Ammon (Ammon, Amun). (various references)

Esperanto		Amono (Ammon, Amun). (various references)

Pig Latin		amonay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Amon

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 1, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	EzekiaV de egennhsen ton manassh manasshV de egennhsen ton amwn amwn de egennhsen ton iwsian
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ezechias autem genuit Manassen Manasses autem genuit Amon Amon autem genuit Iosiam
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ezechias gestreonede manassen. Manasses.gestreonede amon. Amon gestreonedeioram. Ioras gestreonede iosiam.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Ezechie bigat Manasses. Manasses bigat Amon.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Ezechias begat Manasses: Manasses begat Amon: Amon begat Iosias:
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;
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Matched Bible Translations: Amon

Language	Matthew Chapter 1, Verse 10
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 �"� 瑪拿西．瑪拿西 �"� 亞們．亞們 �"� 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;
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	dan Hizkia memperanakkan Manasye; dan Manasye memperanakkan Amun; dan Amun memperanakkan Yosia;
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;
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;
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;
Uma	Hizkia mpobubu Manasye, Manasye mpobubu Amon, Amon mpobubu Yosia,
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Derivations: Amon

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Amon": among, amongst, amontillado, amontillados. (additional references)
	Words ending with "Amon": cardamon, cinnamon, telamon. (additional references)
	Words containing "Amon": calamondin, calamondins, cardamons, cinnamons, diamond, diamondback, diamondbacks, diamonded, diamondiferous, diamonding, diamonds, stramonies, stramonium, stramoniums, stramony, telamones, tramontane, tramontanes, ultramontane, ultramontanes, ultramontanism, ultramontanisms. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Amon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: mano, moan, noma.
	Words within the letters "a-m-n-o"
	-1 letter: man, moa, mon, nam, nom.
	-2 letters: am, an, ma, mo, na, no, om, on.
	Words containing the letters "a-m-n-o"
	+1 letter: amino, amnio, among, anomy, macon, mango, manor, manos, mason, moans, monad, monas, nomad, nomas, roman, toman, woman.
	+2 letters: almond, amazon, ammino, ammono, amnion, amnios, amount, anomic, anomie, anonym, bemoan, bowman, camion, cowman, daemon, daimon, damson, dolman, domain, dynamo, enamor, fandom, fantom, foeman, gammon, hansom, macons, macron, mammon, mangos, manioc, manito, manors, maroon, marron, mascon, masons, matron, moaned, moaner, monads, morgan, nomads, nomina, nonman, normal, oilman, omenta, outman, potman, ramson, random, ransom, rodman, romano, romans, salmon, socman, tampon, tomans, womans, yeoman.
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