Symbolic name of Hosea's son; represents God's rejection of Israel
Lo-ammi
Named in 1 verse of Hosea, first in Hosea 1:9.
לֹא עַמִּיNot My People
Also called Not My People.
The name means “not my people.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Hosea
- Mother
- Gomer
- Brothers and sisters
- Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah
About Lo-ammi Written by AI
Lo-ammi was the symbolic name given to the son of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer (Hosea 1:9). The name Lo-ammi means "not my people" in Hebrew. This name, along with the names of Hosea's other children, Jezreel and Lo-ruhamah, was used by God to convey a message to the people of Israel. The name Lo-ammi symbolized God's rejection of Israel due to their unfaithfulness and idolatry. God declared that He would no longer consider Israel as His people and would withdraw His mercy from them (Hosea 1:9). This message was part of Hosea's prophecy, which called the Israelites to repentance and warned of the consequences of their disobedience. The symbolic names of Hosea's children served as a powerful visual reminder of God's judgment and the broken relationship between God and His people.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Not my people, a symbolical name given by God’s command to Hosea’s second son in token of Jehovah’s rejection of his people (Hos. 1:9, 10), his treatment of them as a foreign people. This Hebrew word is rendered by “not my people” in ver. 10; 2:23.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Hosea 1:9
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.