Bible Dictionary
Amok
Amok was a chief priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He was an ancestor of Eber, who served as priest in the days of Joiakim.
Definition
Amok was a chief priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He was an ancestor of Eber, who served as priest in the days of Joiakim.
Biblical Usage
Amok appears in the postexilic lists of priests and in the succession of priestly families after the return from captivity.
Historical Background
He returned with Zerubbabel, a migration dated in the supplied material to about 536 B.C. His name is explained as meaning “deep.”
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a priest who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 12:7,20) (B.C. 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a'-mok (`amoq, "deep"): A chief priest who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Ne 12:7) and the forefather of Eber, who was priest in the days of Joiakim (Ne 12:20).</p>