HEBREW

אֱמֹרִי H567

ʼĔmôrîy · pronounced em-o-ree'

Definition

an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes

Derivation

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 (אָמַר) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer;

King James Version Usage

Amorite.