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am´ı̄ (עמּי, ‛ammı̄, “my peopleâ€): A symbolic name given to Israel by Hosea (; 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 (, ). This restoration to the Divine favor is more fully described in , in words quoted by Paul (, ). The use of such figurative and descriptive names is frequent in the Old Testament; compare , .