amits · strong, mighty

What it means

amits (אַמִּיץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “strong, mighty”.

Strong, firm, mighty.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Powerful, firm, brave.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• mighty ×4
• grew strong ×1
• stoutest ×1

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×1
• Job×2
• Isaiah×2
• Amos×1

• 2 Samuel 15:12

  Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.

• Job 9:4

  Wise in heart and mighty in strength, who has hardened himself against him and remained at peace?

• Job 9:19

  If it is a matter of strength, look, he is mighty; and if of justice, who will summon me?

• Isaiah 28:2

  Look, Adonai has one strong and mighty, like a downpour of hail, a destroying storm, like a downpour of mighty waters that sweep away; he casts it down to the earth with the hand.

• Isaiah 40:26

  Lift up on high your eyes and see: who created these? He who brings out by number their army, calls them all by name; by the greatness of his vigor, and being mighty in strength, not one is missing.

• Amos 2:16

  And the stoutest of heart among the mighty men will flee naked on that day, declares YHWH.