Bible Dictionary
Amminadib
Amminadib appears in the traditional wording of Song of Solomon 6:12 as the name of a person whose chariots were noted for speed. Other translations understand the expression as “the chariots of my princely people.”
Definition
Amminadib appears in the traditional wording of Song of Solomon 6:12 as the name of a person whose chariots were renowned for speed. The interpretation is uncertain, however, and the text is also rendered “among the chariots of my princely people” or “my willing people.”
Biblical Usage
The term occurs only in Song of Solomon 6:12 in the traditional form. It may designate a person or may describe a princely or willing people associated with chariots.
Historical Background
The supplied material does not regard Amminadib as certainly a proper name. It also suggests that the form may be related to Amminadab.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A person mentioned in Cant. 6:12, whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin “my willing people,” and in the Revised Version “my princely people.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Probably another form of Amminadab. He was noted for the swiftness of his chariot. (Song of Solomon 6:12) It is uncertain whether we ought to read here AMMINADIB, with the Authorized Version, or my willing people, as in the margin. Ammishad’da-i (people of the Almighty), the father of Ahiezer, prince of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus. (Numbers 1:12; 2:25; 7:66,71; 10:25) (B.C. 1491.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-min'-a-dib (`amminadhibh): The name occurs in the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin only in one passage (So 6:12, "the chariots of Amminadib"). In King James Version margin and the Revised Version (British and American) text, however, it is not regarded as a proper name, and the clause is rendered, "among the chariots of my princely people." Interpretations widely vary (see COMMENTARIES).</p>