A Chaldee or Syriac word meaning “wealth” or “riches” (Luke 16:9-11); also, by personification, the god of riches (Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9-11).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Mammon
Name meaning: riches (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(riches) (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9) a word which often occurs in the Chaldee Terguma of Onkelos and later writers, and in the Syriac version, and which signifies “riches.” It is used in St. Matthew as a personification of riches.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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