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AMOS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Biblical, English, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew

Other Scripts: עָמוֹס (Hebrew), Αμως (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: AY-məs (English)  [key]

Means "to carry" in Hebrew. Amos was one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos, the oldest of the prophetic books. As an English name, Amos has been used since the Protestant Reformation, and was popular among the Puritans.


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