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Amorite meaning

A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates.

Using Amorite

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates.
  • In the example corpus, amorite often appears in combinations such as: the amorite, an amorite, amorite states.

Context around Amorite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

speaking 1× last 1× independent 1× mixed 1×

Often after:

states 2× chieftain 1× kingdom 1× dynasties 1× ruler 1× dynasty 1× rulers 1× hurrian 1× advance 1× ruled 1×

Sentence patterns with Amorite

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an amorite chieftain named 1× ejected the amorite ruled babylonians 1× in both amorite and south 1× like the amorite rulers who 1× of these amorite dynasties was 1× semitic speaking amorite kingdom of 1× stem the amorite advance 1× the amorite dynasty of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an amorite chieftain 1× babylonia was an 1× personal names including 1× samsu ditana was 1× the amorite dynasty 1× the independent amorite 1×

Common sentence endings:

a vassal state 1× amorite ruled babylonians 1× around 1600 bce 1× as its capital 1× c 1700 bc 1× in 1894 bc 1×

Words around Amorite

Just before it in the word index:

amoris 7 amorim 125 amori 2 amorgos 3 amoretti 2 amores 3

Just after it in the word index:

amorites 4 amorosa 6 amorosi 5 amoroso 5 amorous 44 amorously 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Amorite

  • In this selection, "amorite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, speaking, last, independent, states, chieftain and kingdom stand out and add context to how "amorite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an amorite chieftain named and ejected the amorite ruled babylonians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amorite" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amorite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Samsu-Ditana was to be the last Amorite ruler of Babylon. (11 words)

The states of the south were unable to stem the Amorite advance. (12 words)

An Amorite chieftain named Sumu-abum founded Babylon as an independent city-state in 1894 BC. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Personal names including the stem ʾl are found with similar patterns in both Amorite and South Arabic—which indicates that probably already in Proto-Semitic ʾl was both a generic term for "god" and the common name or title of a single particular god. (44 words)

One of these Amorite dynasties was established in the city-state of Babylon, which would ultimately take over the others and form the first Babylonian empire, during what is also called the Old Babylonian Period. (35 words)

The independent Amorite states of the 20th to 18th centuries are summarized as the " Dynasty of Isin " in the Sumerian king list, ending with the rise of Babylonia under Hammurabi c. 1700 BC. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

An Amorite chieftain named Sumu-abum founded Babylon as an independent city-state in 1894 BC.

At some point in the early second millennium BCE, the Northwest Semitic speaking Amorite kingdom of Mari to the south subdued Urkesh and made it a vassal state.

Babylonia was an Amorite state in lower Mesopotamia (modern southern Iraq ), with Babylon as its capital.

One of these Amorite dynasties was established in the city-state of Babylon, which would ultimately take over the others and form the first Babylonian empire, during what is also called the Old Babylonian Period.

Personal names including the stem ʾl are found with similar patterns in both Amorite and South Arabic—which indicates that probably already in Proto-Semitic ʾl was both a generic term for "god" and the common name or title of a single particular god.

Samsu-Ditana was to be the last Amorite ruler of Babylon.

The Amorite dynasty of Isin persisted until c. 1600 BC, when southern Mesopotamia was united under Kassite Babylonian rule.

The independent Amorite states of the 20th to 18th centuries are summarized as the " Dynasty of Isin " in the Sumerian king list, ending with the rise of Babylonia under Hammurabi c. 1700 BC.

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The Kassites, like the Amorite rulers who had preceded them, were not originally native to Mesopotamia.

The mixed Amorite – Hurrian kingdom of Yamhad is recorded as struggling for this area with the early Hittite king Hattusilis I around 1600 BCE.

The states of the south were unable to stem the Amorite advance.

To the west, the Amorite states of the Levant (modern Syria and Jordan ) including the powerful kingdom of Mari were conquered.

Under his successor Samsu-iluna (1749–1712 BC) the far south of Mesopotamia was lost to a native Akkadian speaking king called Ilum-ma-ili who ejected the Amorite ruled Babylonians.

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Common combinations with amorite

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "amorite" in a sentence?
An example: "An Amorite chieftain named Sumu-abum founded Babylon as an independent city-state in 1894 BC." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "amorite" from authentic English texts.
What does "amorite" mean?
Amorite means: A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates.
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