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Mammon
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
a common Aramaic word for "riches," akin to a Hebrew word signifying "to be firm, steadfast" (whence "Amen"), hence, "that which is to be trusted;" Gesenius regards it as derived from a Heb. word signifying "treasure" (Genesis 43:23 ); it is personified in Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Mammon'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/m/mammon.html. 1940.