noun
- 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.”
noun Old Testament
- a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc
- the book containing his oracles
masc. proper name; third of the prophets in the Old Testament; from Greek, from Hebrew Amos, literally “borne (by God).”