Person Old Testament
Lo-ammi
Also known as Lo-ammi =KJV; Not My People =ESV, NIV
Lo-ammi, meaning "not my people," was the symbolic name given to Hosea's son, representing God's rejection of Israel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Hosea 1:9.
Why it matters. Symbolic name of Hosea's son; represents God's rejection of Israel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Lo-ammi
Lo-ammi was the symbolic name given to the son of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer (Hos.1.9). The name Lo-ammi means "not my people" in Hebrew. This name, along with the names of Hosea's other children, Jezreel and Lo-ruhamah, was used by God to convey a message to the people of Israel. The name Lo-ammi symbolized God's rejection of Israel due to their unfaithfulness and idolatry. God declared that He would no longer consider Israel as His people and would withdraw His mercy from them (Hos.1.9). This message was part of Hosea's prophecy, which called the Israelites to repentance and warned of the consequences of their disobedience. The symbolic names of Hosea's children served as a powerful visual reminder of God's judgment and the broken relationship between God and His people.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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- JezreelLo-ruhamah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Hosea (1 verse)