First names in Hebrew

First name Amos: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עמוס

Gematria value: 176

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amos is written עמוס

Meaning and origin

What does Amos mean?

Meaning: "carried, upheld"
Origin: Hebrew

Amos is a biblical Hebrew name, that of one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from the verb amas, "to carry a load": "the one who is carried", or "the one who carries".

Gematria

Amos = 176

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עמוס has 4 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total176

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Amos, from ע to ס:

עַל־כֵּן כׇּל־יָדַיִם תִּרְפֶּינָה וְכׇל־לְבַב אֱנוֹשׁ יִמָּס׃

“Therefore all hands will go limp, and every human heart will melt.”

Isaiah 13:7

The book of your first name

Amos, in nine pages

• Amos, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Amos
• Amos, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Amos in three answers

How do you write Amos in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amos is written עמוס.

What is the gematria value of Amos?
Written עמוס, Amos is worth 176: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Amos mean?
Carried, upheld (origin: Hebrew). Amos is a biblical Hebrew name, that of one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from the verb amas, "to carry a load": "the one who is carried", or "the one who carries".