(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.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Mammon
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.