עָמוֹס

Amos 1:1 עָמ֔וֹס Amos

These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Here: The name likely comes from the root ʿ-m-s, 'to carry a load', and may be a short form meaning '(God) has carried'. This is the only Amos in the Hebrew Bible. He should not be confused with Amoz (ʾāmôṣ), the father of Isaiah.

Amos 7:8 עָמ֔וֹס O Amos

“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:

Here: God calls him by name, a personal touch inside a formal vision. The same question-and-answer pattern comes back in 8:2.

Amos 7:10 עָמ֗וֹס Amos

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

Here: The prophet is named without title or credentials. He is not called "the prophet," and the report does not say "the LORD says." Amaziah treats him as a private agitator.

Amos 7:11 עָמ֔וֹס Amos

for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

Here: The speaker named as the source of the words. In Amos's own preaching the formula is 'thus says the LORD'. Putting the prophet's name in that slot turns a divine message into one man's subversive talk.

Amos 7:12 עָמ֔וֹס Amos

And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.

Here: The herdsman from Tekoa in Judah (1:1) who has been delivering oracles of judgment in the northern kingdom of Israel. The name probably comes from a root meaning "to carry a load."

Amos 7:14 עָמוֹס֙ Amos

“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

Here: The prophet's name, probably from the root ʿ-m-s, 'to carry a load'. Here he is the one being told to leave, and the one who now speaks back.

Amos 8:2 עָמ֔וֹס O Amos

“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

Here: Calling the prophet by name makes the exchange personal and direct, as in 7:8.