ʻÂmôwç — H5986

H5986 · Hebrew — עמוס

Pronunciation: aw-moce'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Amos, an Israelite prophet

  1. Amos = "burden"
  2. a prophet of the Lord who prophesied in the northern kingdom; native of Tekoa in Judah near Bethlehem and a shepherd by trade; author of the prophetic book by his name

Usually translated as

Amos

Origin

from H6006; burdensome

Occurrences

ʻÂmôwç occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Amos (7)