H5986 - עָמוֹס (ʻÂmôwç)

H5986 עָמוֹס (ʻÂmôwç) aw-moce'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Amos

Biblical Persons & Places

Amos Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Amo.1.1; only referred to as Amos (עָמוֹס).

Strong's Definition

Amos, an Israelite prophet

Derivation: from H6006 (עָמַס); burdensome;

KJV Usage: Amos.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Amos = "burden"

1) 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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Amo.1.1 § Amos = "burden" 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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָמוֹס ‛âmôs BDB Definition: Amos = burden 1) 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 Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6006 Total KJV Occurrences: 7

Bible Occurrences (7)

1:1 7:8 7:10 7:11 7:12 7:14 8:2

Amos 1:1

[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.

Amos 7:8

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:

Amos 7:10

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,

Amos 7:11

for this is what Amos has said: Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile..., away from their homeland.

Amos 7:12

And Amaziah said to Amos, Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread... there and do your prophesying there.

Amos 7:14

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.

Amos 8:2

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.