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Amos

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A·mos 1  (ms)
A Hebrew prophet of the eighth century b.c. He was the earliest prophet to have a book of the Bible named for him.
[Hebrew 'môs; see ms in Semitic roots.]
A·mos 2  (ms)
n. Abbr. Am
See Table at Bible.
[After Amos.]
Amos [ˈeɪmɒs]
n Old Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book containing his oracles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Amos - a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
2.Amos - an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
Book of Amos
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


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It rolled off to one side and laid there quite quiet but I didn't dare move and I don't know what would have become of me if Amos Cowan hadn't come along that very minute with a lantern.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
This was the coming to Riverboro of the Reverend Amos Burch and wife, returned missionaries from Syria.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
That was Amos Struver; and then there was Harry Adams, the assistant clerk, a pale, scholarly-looking man, who came from Massachusetts, of Pilgrim stock.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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