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    Amnon

    AM-non

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Faithful; Trustworthy; Nurturing
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Amnon appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Samuel 13:15.
    First appears in
    2 Samuel — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Amnon — named 'faithful' but living as a betrayer — warns that the gap between our name and our character is the space where sin does its worst damage. Faithfulness must be lived, not merely labeled.
    King James verses
    • 2 Samuel 13:15

      "Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her."

    • 2 Samuel 13:28-29

      "Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine... then kill him, fear not."

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