Amok
עָמוֹק/AY-mok/
“Deep”
Summary
A chief priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and became the father of Eber, a priest in the days of Joiakim.
☩Identity
Amok was among the chief priests who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. He established a priestly family, and his descendant Eber served as priest in the days of Joiakim the high priest. The name means "deep," though the significance of this name is not explained in Scripture.
Key verses:Nehemiah 12:7Nehemiah 12:20
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Amok," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Amok," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Amok," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).