H5988 H5988
Ammiel — a personal name meaning 'my kinsman is God,' borne by four distinct men in the OT.
A theophoric name combining 'am (kinsman, people) with 'El (God), expressing the confession 'my kinsman is God.' Four different individuals bear this name: a Danite spy sent to scout Canaan (Num 13:12), the father of Machir who sheltered Mephibosheth in Lo-debar (2 Sam 9:4–5; 17:27), the father of Bathsheba (1 Chr 3:5, called Eliam in 2 Sam 11:3 — the same two elements reversed), and a Levitical gatekeeper, son of Obed-edom (1 Chr 26:5). The name's consistent rendering across languages — English 'Ammiel,' Spanish 'Amiel,' French and German 'Ammiel' — reflects its transparent Semitic etymology.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A masculine proper name meaning 'my kinsman is God,' applied to four OT figures. The most narratively prominent is the father of Machir of Lo-debar, whose household sheltered the crippled Mephibosheth and later provisioned David during Absalom's revolt (2 Sam 9:4–5; 17:27). Notably, 1 Chr 3:5 identifies Ammiel as Bathsheba's father, while 2 Sam 11:3 calls him Eliam — the same theophoric elements in reversed order. 6×
AR["عَمِّيئيلَ", "عَمِّيئِيلُ", "عَمّيئيل"]·ben["অম্মীয়েল", "অম্মীয়েলের", "আম্মীয়েল", "আম্মীয়েলের"]·DE["Ammiel", "[עמיאל]"]·EN["Ammi'el", "Ammiel"]·FR["Ammiel", "[עמיאל]"]·heb["עמיאל"]·HI["अम्मीएल", "अम्मीएल-का", "अम्मीएल-के"]·ID["Amiel"]·IT["Ammiel", "[עמיאל]"]·jav["Amiel", "Amièl", "Amiél"]·KO["암미엘", "암미엘의"]·PT["'Ammi'el", "'Ammiel", "‘Ammi'el"]·RU["Аммиеля", "Аммиила", "Аммиэл", "Аммиэль", "Аммиэля"]·ES["Amiel"]·SW["Amieli"]·TR["Ammiel", "Ammiel'in"]·urd["عمی-ایل", "عمیئیل", "عمیئیل-کا", "عمییل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עַמִּיאֵל n.pr.m. (my kinsman is God, GrayProp. N. 254);—𝔊 Αμ(με)ιηλ: 1. E. Jordan name 2 S 9:4, 5; 17:27. 2. a Danite Nu 13:12 (P). 3. David’s father-in-law 1 Ch 3:5 (= אֱלִיעָם 2 S 11:3). 4. son of Obed Edom 1 Ch 26:5.