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Lexicon :: Strong's H5986 - ʿāmôs

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עָמוֹס
Transliteration
ʿāmôs
Pronunciation
aw-moce'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

עָמוֹס ʻÂmôwç, aw-moce'; from H6006; burdensome; Amos, an Israelite prophet:—Amos.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H5986 in the following manner: Amos (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H5986 in the following manner: Amos (7x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמוֹס ʻÂmôwç, aw-moce'; from H6006; burdensome; Amos, an Israelite prophet:—Amos.
STRONGS H5986: Abbreviations
† עָמוֺס proper name, masculine Amos the prophet; — Amos 1:1; Amos 7:8, 10, 11, 12, 14; Amos 8:2, Greek Version of the LXX Αμως.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Amos

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

H5986

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5986 matches the Hebrew עָמוֹס (ʿāmôs),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash,[fn] was king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:8 - And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”
I answered, “A plumb line.”
And the Lord replied, “I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:10 - Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:11 - He is saying, ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:12 - Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: “Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:14 - But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one.[fn] I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:2 - “What do you see, Amos?” he asked.
I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.”
Then the LORD said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again.
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