Bible Names

Amnon: meaning of the name

Amnon means “faithful and true; tutor.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Amnon in Hebrew and Greek

אַמְנוֹן H550

ʼAmnôwn (am-nohn') — Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David

or אֲמִינוֹן; from H539 (אָמַן); faithful;

People named Amnon in the Bible

Amnon in Scripture

“Amnon” appears in 22 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 2 Samuel 3:2

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

  • 2 Samuel 13:1

    And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

  • 2 Samuel 13:2

    And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

  • 2 Samuel 13:3

    But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

  • 2 Samuel 13:6

    So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

  • 2 Samuel 13:7

    Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.

  • 2 Samuel 13:8

    So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.