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AMOS

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• AMOS (noun)
The noun AMOS has 2 senses:

1. a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
2. an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies

Familiarity information: AMOS used as a noun is rare.

• AMOS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Book of Amos; Amos

Instance hypernyms:

book (a major division of a long written composition)

Holonyms ("Amos" is a part of...):

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)

"Good wine needs no bush."
(English proverb)
"Each bird loves to hear himself sing."
(Native American proverb, Arapaho)
"First think, then speak."
(Armenian proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of book
Meaning of Prophets
Meaning of Nebiim
Meaning of Old Testament
Pronunciation of prophet

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