5986. Amos
Strong's Lexicon
Amos: Amos

Original Word: עָמוֹס
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Amos
Pronunciation: ah-MOHS
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-moce')
Definition: Amos
Meaning: Amos

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָמַס (amas), meaning "to carry" or "to bear a load."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Book of Amos is the primary source of his prophecies. Key passages include:

- Amos 1:1: "The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel."

- Amos 5:24: "But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."

- Amos 7:14-15: "Amos answered Amaziah, 'I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, "Go, prophesy to My people Israel."'"

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: The Greek equivalent of Amos is Ἀμώς (Amos), found in the New Testament in Acts 7:42-43, where Stephen quotes from the Book of Amos.

Usage: Amos is a proper noun used as the name of a prophet in the Hebrew Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name signifies "burden" or "burden-bearer," reflecting the weight of the prophetic messages he was tasked to deliver.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from amas
Definition
an Isr. prophet
NASB Translation
Amos (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עָמוֺס proper name, masculine Amos the prophet; — Amos 1:1; Amos 7:8,10,11,12,14; Amos 8:2, ᵐ5 Αμως.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Amos

From amac; burdensome; Amos, an Israelite prophet -- Amos.

see HEBREW amac

Forms and Transliterations
עָמ֔וֹס עָמ֗וֹס עָמוֹס֙ עמוס ‘ā·mō·ws ‘āmōws aMos
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Englishman's Concordance
Amos 1:1
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י עָמ֔וֹס אֲשֶׁר־ הָיָ֥ה
NAS: The words of Amos, who
KJV: The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen
INT: the words of Amos who was among

Amos 7:8
HEB: אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמ֔וֹס וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲנָ֑ךְ
NAS: do you see, Amos? And I said,
KJV: said unto me, Amos, what seest
INT: you see Amos said A plumb

Amos 7:10
HEB: קָשַׁ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ עָמ֗וֹס בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: saying, Amos has conspired
KJV: saying, Amos hath conspired
INT: has conspired against Amos the midst of the house

Amos 7:11
HEB: כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר עָמ֔וֹס בַּחֶ֖רֶב יָמ֣וּת
NAS: For thus Amos says, 'Jeroboam
KJV: For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam
INT: thus says Amos the sword will die

Amos 7:12
HEB: אֲמַצְיָה֙ אֶל־ עָמ֔וֹס חֹזֶ֕ה לֵ֥ךְ
NAS: said to Amos, Go,
KJV: said unto Amos, O thou seer,
INT: Amaziah to Amos seer Go

Amos 7:14
HEB: וַיַּ֤עַן עָמוֹס֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־
NAS: Then Amos replied to Amaziah,
KJV: Then answered Amos, and said
INT: replied Amos and said to

Amos 8:2
HEB: אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמ֔וֹס וָאֹמַ֖ר כְּל֣וּב
NAS: do you see, Amos? And I said,
KJV: And he said, Amos, what seest
INT: you see Amos said A basket

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5986
7 Occurrences


‘ā·mō·ws — 7 Occ.
















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