H5986 — עָמוֹס (ʻÂmôwç)
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Strong's H5986 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עָמוֹס (ʻÂmôwç)
Pronunciation: aw-moce'
Morphology: n-pr-m
Name Meaning: Amos = "burden"
Derivation: from עָמַס (ʻâmaç) [H6006]; burdensome;
Definition: Amos, an Israelite prophet
KJV Renderings: Amos.
Senses
- 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
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H6006 | עָמַס | ʻâmaç | or עָמַשׂ (ʻâmas); a primitive root | to load, i.e. impose aburden (or figuratively, infliction) | be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.