Strong’s H5997 · Hebrew
עָמִית
ʻâmîyth
aw-meeth'
Definition
companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man
Etymology
from a primitive root meaning to associate;
How the KJV renders it
- another
- fellow
- neighbour
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.