Bible Strands
Lo-ammi
the name means not my people Strong's Lexicon
Lo-ammi, meaning "not my people," was the symbolic name given to Hosea's son, representing God's rejection of Israel.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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First named at Hosea 1:9.
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Verses that name Lo-ammi
- Hosea 1:9 And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.