Boy Old Testament Rare
Amok
a valley; a depth
עָמוֹק a.moq
Amok (Hebrew: עָמוֹק, a.moq) means “a valley; a depth”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Eber in Nehemiah 12.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Amok
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Nehemiah 12:7 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 12:20 |
| Cross-references | 8 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Sallu co-occurrence Appears with Sallu in Nehemiah 12.
- Sallai co-occurrence Appears with Sallai in Nehemiah 12.
- Eber co-occurrence Appears with Eber in Nehemiah 12.
- Kallai co-occurrence Appears with Kallai in Nehemiah 12.
- Hilkiah co-occurrence Appears with Hilkiah in Nehemiah 12.
- Jedaiah co-occurrence Appears with Jedaiah in Nehemiah 12.
- Jeshua co-occurrence Appears with Jeshua in Nehemiah 12.
- Joshua co-occurrence Appears with Joshua in Nehemiah 12.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7
§ Amok = "to be deep"
a priest who returned with Zerubbabel
Amok was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and signed the covenant under Nehemiah.
The biblical story
Amok was a priest who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the list of priests who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. Later, during the time of Nehemiah, Amok is recorded as one of the priests who signed the covenant to follow the Law of God and to keep themselves separate from the neighboring peoples.
Key verses
Amok appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:7 -
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
Nehemiah 12:20
Show all 2 references
Nehemiah (2)
- Nehemiah 12:7
- Nehemiah 12:20