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עָמוֹס

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Amos

H5986 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עמס to carry, bear (a load), burden

Definition

A personal name, Amos; primarily the name of the Israelite prophet active during the 8th century BCE. Derived from a verbal root meaning 'to carry a load' or 'to bear,' the name may convey the idea of 'one who bears a load' or 'burdensome,' but in usage functions solely as a proper name.

Semantic Range

(personal name) Amos; (root sense, not attested as a noun) one who carries, bearer, burdensome

Root / Etymology

From the root עמס meaning 'to carry a load, bear a burden.' The name Amos is a Qal active participle or possibly an adjective form, indicating 'one who carries (a burden)' or 'bearing.' However, in the biblical corpus it is exclusively a personal name, not a descriptive term.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Amos (עָמוֹס) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the prophet from Tekoa, active during the reigns of Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Judah (see Amos 1:1). The name is not otherwise attested in ancient Israelite or Judahite onomastics outside the biblical context. While the underlying root עמס is attested in a few places with the sense of 'to carry a load,' the use of Amos as a name inherits this verbal imagery. In later translation traditions (e.g. LXX, Vulgate) the name is rendered translingually as 'Amos.' The association of Amos with the English term 'Jew' in some translations is a later interpretive development, not reflective of the actual ethnic or religious identity of the historical prophet, who would have identified as an Israelite, specifically from the southern region near Judah. In biblical usage, Amos as a proper name does not retain the active verbal sense; it neither describes his character nor his prophetic mission explicitly within the narrative.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עָמַס; burdensome; Amos, an Israelite prophet; Amos.

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Root Family

עמס (ʿ-m-s) — to carry, bear (a load), burden

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4614 מַעֲמָסָה burdensomeness
H6006 עָמַס loaded-down ones
H6007 עֲמַסְיָה Yah Has Borne
H6021 עֲמָשָׂא Burden-Bearer
H6022 עֲמָשַׂי Burden-Bearer

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5986-01 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos 7

Occurrences in Scripture

7 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5986-01 Amos 1:1 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 7:8 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 7:10 עָמ֗וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 7:11 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 7:12 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 7:14 עָמוֹס֙ amos HNp Amos Amos
H5986-01 Amos 8:2 עָמ֔וֹס amos HNp Amos Amos
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