Word Study · Strong's H5986 · Hebrew
עָמוֹס
Amos
aw-moce'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÂmôwç
“Amos, an Israelite prophet”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amos, an Israelite prophet
Rendered in the KJV as
Amos.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- עָמ֔וֹס5
- עָמ֗וֹס1
- עָמוֹס֙1
How it is rendered · 2
- Amos5
- O Amos2
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How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)7
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The ledger of occurrences
Amos7 occurrences
- Amos 1:1עָמ֔וֹסamosproper noun (a name)These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.here: Amos
- Amos 7:8עָמ֔וֹסamosproper noun (a name)“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:here: O Amos
- Amos 7:10עָמ֗וֹסamosproper noun (a name)Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,here: Amos
- Amos 7:11עָמ֔וֹסamosproper noun (a name)for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”here: Amos
- Amos 7:12עָמ֔וֹסamosproper noun (a name)And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.here: Amos
- Amos 7:14עָמוֹס֙ʾamosproper noun (a name)“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.here: Amos
- Amos 8:2עָמ֔וֹסamosproper noun (a name)“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”here: O Amos