Hebrew word · H531
אָמוֹץ
'amotz
Amoz
Appears 13 times in 13 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.2;
father of: Isaiah (H3470A)
§ Amoz = "strong"
father of Isaiah
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
2 Kings · 3
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2 Kings 19:2 אָמֽוֹץ׃ Amoz
And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
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2 Kings 19:20 אָמ֔וֹץ Amoz
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
Here: Isaiah's father. He is not the prophet Amos, whose name is spelled differently in Hebrew (ʿAmos).
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2 Kings 20:1 אָמ֜וֹץ Amoz
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
Here: Isaiah's father, otherwise unknown. Not the prophet Amos, which is spelled differently in Hebrew.
2 Chronicles · 3
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2 Chronicles 26:22 אָמ֖וֹץ Amoz
As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
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2 Chronicles 32:20 אָמ֛וֹץ Amoz
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
Here: Isaiah's father, known only as his father. This is not the prophet Amos: in Hebrew the two names are spelled differently (ʾāmôṣ against ʿāmôs).
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2 Chronicles 32:32 אָמוֹץ֙ Amoz
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Isaiah · 7
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Isaiah 1:1 אָמ֔וֹץ Amoz
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Here: Isaiah's father, otherwise unknown in the Bible. The name probably means 'strong'. It is a different name from the prophet Amos (ʿāmôs), though Greek and Latin spell both the same way, which later caused confusion.
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Isaiah 2:1 אָמ֑וֹץ Amoz
This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
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Isaiah 13:1 אָמֽוֹץ׃ Amoz
This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
Here: Isaiah's father, otherwise unknown. The name is spelled differently from the prophet Amos (ʿāmôs), so the two are not the same person.
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Isaiah 20:2 אָמוֹץ֮ Amoz
the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
Here: Isaiah's father. He is not the prophet Amos, whose name is spelled differently in Hebrew.
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Isaiah 37:2 אָמ֖וֹץ Amoz
And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
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Isaiah 37:21 אָמ֔וֹץ Amoz
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
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Isaiah 38:1 אָמ֜וֹץ Amoz
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
Here: Isaiah's father. He is not the prophet Amos, whose name is spelled differently in Hebrew.
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