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עָמִית amit
Hebrew word for “neighbor” · Strong’s H5997 · used 12 times in 10 verses
Meaning
relation, neighbour, associate, fellow
How it is translated
Glosses given for amit in context, with how often each is used:
- fellow citizen 11
- community 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 19 (3), Leviticus 25 (3), Leviticus 6 (1), Leviticus 18 (1), Leviticus 24 (1), Zechariah 13 (1)
Forms
- עמיתך 5
- בעמיתו 3
- עמיתו 2
- לעמיתך 1
- עמיתי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with amit more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָנָה yanah “to oppress” 2
- כָּחַשׁ kachash “to deceive” 2
- מָכַר makhar “to sell” 2
- קָנָה qanah “to buy” 2
- אוֹ o “or” 2
- אָח ach “brother” 2
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 2
Key verses
The verses using amit that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 6:2 — If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing…
- Leviticus 18:20 — Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
- Leviticus 19:11 — Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
- Leviticus 19:15 — Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou…
- Leviticus 19:17 — Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
- Leviticus 24:19 — And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
- Leviticus 25:14 — And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
- Leviticus 25:15 — According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:
- Leviticus 25:17 — Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
- Zechariah 13:7 — Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.