ammah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
ammah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Sam. 2:24). It lay to the east of Gibeon.
ammah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(head), The hill of, A hill facing Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon, named as the point to which Joab pursued Abner #2Sa 2:24|
ammah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AM'MAH (head, or waterfall), a hill in front of Giah, near Gibeon, to which Joab pursued Abner. 2 Sam 2:24. See also Metheg-ammah.
ammah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A hill facing Giah by way of the wilderness of Gibeon, where Joab ceased pursuing Abner after Asahel's death (2 Samuel 2:24). Vulgate mentions a watercourse near, and Robinson describes an excavated fountain under the high rock near Gibeon.