Amos

[ ey-muh s ]

/ ˈeɪ məs /

a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

a book of the Bible bearing his name.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “burden.”

Example sentences from the Web for amos

We believe it becomes a ‘good order and discipline’ issue if [Amos] believes he is being misrepresented by them.

Gagging the Corps: A Marine Commandant’s War on Newsprint |David Abrams |February 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Not everyone shares the sentiment of Amos, including Elfreida Dahn, another street vendor.

McArthur Taylor, Son of War Criminal Charles Taylor, Defends His Father |Gboko Stewart |September 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Amos Yadlin signs petition to free jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.

Sowing Racism And Reaping Hatred |Orly Halpern |March 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“I am a big fan of General Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, now at the two-and-a-half-year mark in that job,” he says.

Shortlist Forms to Replace Gen. John Allen as NATO Chief Nominee |Eli Lake |February 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It is leftist-Zionist Amos Oz who has long called the two-state solution a much-needed “divorce.”

The World According To BDS |Mira Sucharov |February 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I see, now, her dark figure standing against the sunlight as it stood that day with Amos in its shadow.

The Light in the Clearing |Irving Bacheller
By this time Amos had catched another light in his brain-pan and knowed too bitter well what he'd found.

The Torch and Other Tales |Eden Phillpotts
The dep'ty he 'lowed ez no gal hed ever made so much fun o' him, an' Amos 'lowed ez D'rindy didn't make game o' him.

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains |Charles Egbert Craddock
“We are going home this afternoon,” said Amanda, so firmly that Amos looked at her in surprise.

A Little Maid of Province Town |Alice Turner Curtis
He had learned of Mrs. Amos purchasing the ranch and paying for it in gold, and wondered at the time.

Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew |Robert McReynolds

Amos

/ (ˈeɪmɒs) /

a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc

the book containing his oracles