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Message 68057 - Posted: 14 Jan 2005, 17:04:25 UTC
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Message 68116 - Posted: 14 Jan 2005, 17:08:03 UTC

Amen n : a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: {Amon}]
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Message 69352 - Posted: 15 Jan 2005, 2:43:01 UTC - in response to Message 68116.  

> Amen n : a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
> worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: {Amon}]
>

Historical records do indicate that the ancient Egyptians had, among their many gods, a god called Amen (the presumed personification of air or breath, represented by a ram or goose). However, no evidence can be found, linking the word amen (Hebrew: “truth”, “so be it”) to this, or any other, pagan god.

The fact that the Bible’s writers were inspired to use the Hebrew word often certainly validates its correctness. What is the Bible’s definition of this word? Read Revelation 3:14. Here, Christ is referred to as “the Amen, the faithful and true witness.” It is used here in direct relation to the terms true and faithful, and emphasizes Christ and His message, the embodiment of TRUTH (John 14:6; 17:17). These verses conclusively show the word’s scriptural meaning.

[amen] is one of the few words of scripture which is actually written in it's original Hebrew form. In fact, it is practically a universal word, having been adopted "directly" from the Hebrew to Greek, Latin, English, Spanish, and many other languages. Found both in the Old and the New Testaments, it is also translated in different ways, depending upon the context of the passage in which it is found. Amen is derived from the root [aman], which means to be firm (i.e., permanent), and thus by implication, to be true or faithful. When we see the word Amen in scripture, it is indicating that which is truth, or said faithfully. It illustrates that which is of absolute certainty. We can get a better understanding of the word in looking at it as it is seen in a slightly different context than we normally would see it.

What does amen mean
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The word "Amen" (Tiberian Hebrew אמן ’Āmēn "So be it; truly", Standard Hebrew אמן Amen, Arabic آمين ’Āmīn) is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible and in the Quran. It has always been in use within Judaism. It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding formula for prayers and hymns. In Islam, it is the standard ending to surat al-Fatiha.

Three distinct biblical usages may be noted:

Initial Amen, referring back to words of another speaker, e.g. 1 Kings i. 36; Revelations xxii. 20.
Detached Amen, the complementary sentence being suppressed, e.g. Neh. v. 13; Revelations v. 14 (cf. 1 Corinthians xiv. 16).
Final Amen, with no change of speaker, as in the subscription to the first three divisions of the Psalter and in the frequent doxologies of the New Testament Epistles.
In Judaism, it is taught that the word Amen is an acronym for A[l] (or El), Me[lech], N[e'eman] meaning "L[ord] (or God), King, [who is] Trustworthy." It is related to the Hebrew word emuna or "faith" with the same lingiustic root, implying that one is affirming with, and of, "the faith" of Judaism (and its belief in Monotheism).

The uses of amen ("verily") in the Gospels form a peculiar class; they are initial, but often lack any backward reference. Jesus used the word to affirm his own utterances, not those of another person, and this usage was adopted by the church. The liturgical use of the word in apostolic times is attested by the passage from 1 Corinthians cited above, and Justin Martyr (c. 150) describes the congregation as responding "amen," to the benediction after the celebration of the Eucharist. Its introduction into the baptismal formula (in the Greek Orthodox Church it is pronounced after the name of each person of the Trinity) is probably later. Among certain Gnostic sects Amen became the name of an angel, and in post-biblical Jewish works statements are multiplied as to the right method and the bliss of pronouncing it. It is still used in the service of the synagogue, and the Muslims not only add it after reciting the first Sura of the Koran, but also when writing letters, &c., and repeat it three times, often with the word qimtir, as a kind of talisman.


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In some Christian churches, the amen corner or amen section is any subset of the congregation likely to call out "Amen!" in response to points in a preacher's sermon. Metaphorically, the term can refer to any group of heartfelt traditionalists or supporters of an authority figure.

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