How do you say Amos?
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To all Christians,
How does your pastor pronounce 'Amos'?
Issit
1. A-Mercs
2. Ah-Moss
3. A-Moss
4. Ah-Mercs
lol .. still got what?
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A-Mercs...
Famous Amos -
x2Originally posted by laoda99:A-Mercs...
Famous Amos -
should be 2
is it french? -
I don't think it is pronounced like the famous cookie. I have a few reasons why.
1. The chinese translation is Ah (like Alibaba) - Mo (like Moxi, i.e. Moses) - Si (like siji, i.e. driver).
2. Amos is a Hebrew name. The english spelling is the same as the Hebrew spelling.
3. Bearing 2 in mind, let's look at how we pronounce another similar Hebrew name.
Moses - in english .. I'm sure everyone knows the english pronounciation.
Mo1 xi1 - in chinese.
Moshe - in Hebrew. I believe it is pronouned something like Mo-she. (she == the feminine 'she')
The chinese translation has a superb track record of imitating the Hebrew pronounciation. And looking at how Moses is pronounced, I have a feeling Amos should be A-Moss.
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erm .. this is a christian forum. you can guess hebrew, greek or latin, why french?Originally posted by gigabyte14:should be 2
is it french?
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Wait .. I should ask another question.
When was the last time your pastor mentioned 'Amos'?
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i went to dictionary.com to take a look
let me paste:
A·mos /Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-muhs]
–noun 1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.
3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “burden.”
i copy and paste the relevant pronounciation key
[uh] about, animal, problem, circus
[ey] aid, hate, day
so i think laoda was right
unless dictionary.com's wrong. which is plausible too i guess -
what so difficult??? one of my pal's kid is Amos. It's always pronounced is A-Mers....
This month rating sure go up one.... this type of topic....
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You don't trust my analysis of the Hebrew?Originally posted by Chin Eng:what so difficult??? one of my pal's kid is Amos. It's always pronounced is A-Mers....
This month rating sure go up one.... this type of topic.... 
Let me show you guys how it is pronounced in Hebrew!
1. Go http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/ptmp3prq.htm
2. Download Amos chapter 1 on the website - http://media.snunit.k12.il/kodeshm/mp3/t1501.mp3
3. No one is cheating here, so here is Amos 1:1 in your familiar NIV1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash [a] was king of Israel.
4. Here is the english translation from the website in step 1:http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt15.htm
If you are garang enough, the Hebrew is provided in parallel on the same page.
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
5. Listen to the audio file in step 2! You will hear 'Ah-Moss' in the beginning, presumably the reader was enunciating the book and chapter. And then he will go into the chapter proper - "Divrei Ah-Moss .."
Divrei means something like 'word'. You see it often in the Torah. -
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You want the HEBREW translation..... say so lah....Originally posted by Icemoon:You don't trust my analysis of the Hebrew?
Let me show you guys how it is pronounced in Hebrew!
I last check, I donch speak hebrew.....
my angmoh translation is still A-Mers -
Considering 'Amos' is taken as it is from the Hebrew spelling, it is an affront to the dead prophet to have his name mis-read by english speakers.
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But Amos is a Hebrew name no?Originally posted by Chin Eng:You want the HEBREW translation..... say so lah....
I last check, I donch speak hebrew.....
my angmoh translation is still A-Mers
Note that John and Moses are not Hebrew names strictly speaking.
Going by your logic, do you read Jean as
1. Jean as in Jean Gray
OR
2. John
for a native guy from France?