H0531 H0531
Amoz — the father of the prophet Isaiah
Amots appears 13 times in the Hebrew Bible, always in a single formulaic role: identifying the father of the prophet Isaiah. The name (meaning 'strong' or 'courageous,' from the root amats) occurs without exception in the patronymic phrase 'Isaiah son of Amoz' across the prophetic superscriptions (Isa 1:1; 2:1; 13:1; 20:2; 37:2, 21; 38:1) and the historical narratives of Kings and Chronicles (2 Kgs 19:2, 20; 20:1; 2 Chr 26:22; 32:20, 32). Nothing else is recorded about Amoz himself — he is known entirely through his son. Cross-linguistic renderings are stable: Spanish 'Amoz/Amos,' French 'Amots,' German 'Amoz.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Amots (Amoz), identifying exclusively the father of the prophet Isaiah. Distinguished from the prophet Amos (Hebrew Amos, with different spelling). All 13 occurrences appear in the fixed patronymic formula 'Isaiah son of Amoz' — in prophetic headings (Isa 1:1; 2:1; 13:1; 20:2), narrative references during Hezekiah's reign (2 Kgs 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isa 37:2, 21; 38:1), and the Chronicler's citations (2 Chr 26:22; 32:20, 32). A single referent with no semantic variation. 13×
AR["آمُوص", "آمُوصَ"]·ben["আমোষের", "আমোসের"]·DE["Amots", "Amoz"]·EN["Amots", "Amoz", "of-Amots", "son"]·FR["Amots"]·heb["אמוץ"]·HI["आमोज-के", "आमोज़", "आमोज़-के", "आमोत्स", "आमोस", "आमोस-का", "आमोस-के"]·ID["Amos"]·IT["Amots"]·jav["Amos", "Amoz", "putra"]·KO["아모스의"]·PT["'Amots", "Amots"]·RU["Амоса", "Амоца"]·ES["Amots", "Amoz", "Amós"]·SW["Amosi", "Amotsi", "Amozi", "amwots", "wa-Amozi"]·TR["Amots'un"]·urd["آموص", "آموص-کا", "آموص-کے", "آموض"]
2 Kgs 19:2, 2 Kgs 19:20, 2 Kgs 20:1, 2 Chr 26:22, 2 Chr 32:20, 2 Chr 32:32, Isa 1:1, Isa 2:1, Isa 13:1, Isa 20:2, Isa 37:2, Isa 37:21 (+1 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אָמוֹץ n.pr.m. father of Isaiah ( = following) Is 1:1; 2:1; 13:1; 20:2; 37:2, 21; 38:1 = 2 K 19:2, 20; 20:1; 2 Ch 26:22; 32:20, 32.