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.