# H550 אַמְנוֹן

אַמְנוֹן (ʼAmnôwn), Strong’s H550: Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David KJV: Amnon.. Occurs 28 times.

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*ʼAmnôwn* — Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David

KJV: Amnon.

Derived from [אָמַן ʼâman](https://besorah.bible/word/H539) (to build up or support)

Occurs 28 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַמְנוֹן n.pr.m. (faithful)
- 1 eldest son of David
- 2 a son of Shimon

## Where it occurs
- [2 Samuel 3:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/3?v=2) — Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
- [2 Samuel 13:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=1) — After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- [2 Samuel 13:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=2) — Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to…
- [2 Samuel 13:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=3) — But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
- [2 Samuel 13:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=4) — He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love…
- [2 Samuel 13:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=6) — So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister…
- [2 Samuel 13:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=7) — Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”
- [2 Samuel 13:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=8) — So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight…
- [2 Samuel 13:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=9) — She took the pan and poured them out before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, “Have all men leave me.” Then every…
- [2 Samuel 13:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/13?v=10) — Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes which she had…