Ammi

Ammi

am´ı̄ ( עמּי , ‛ammı̄ , "my people"): A symbolic name given to Israel by Hosea ( Hosea 2:1;  Hosea 2:3 in Hebrew text), descriptive of Israel in the state of restoration, and in contrast to sinful and rejected Israel, represented by Hosea's son, who was called Lo-ammi, "not my people," when born to the prophet (  Hosea 1:9 ,  Hosea 1:10 ). This restoration to the Divine favor is more fully described in  Hosea 2:21 ,  Hosea 2:23 in words quoted by Paul (  Romans 9:25 ,  Romans 9:26 ). The use of such figurative and descriptive names is frequent in the Old Testament; compare  Isaiah 62:4 ,  Isaiah 62:12 .