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AMOS
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, English, Jewish
Other Scripts: עָמוֹס (Hebrew)
Pronounced: AY-məs (English) [key]
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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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