Strong H531אָמוֹץ

Amoz

Transliteration
'âmôts
Pronunciation
aw-mohts'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H553; strong;
{Amots} an Israelite: - Amoz.

Meaning of the name

Amoz = "strong"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.2;
father of: Isaiah (H3470A)

In the biblical story

Amoz

Father of the prophet Isaiah

Amoz, the father of the prophet Isaiah.

In the Bible

Strong H531 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • amoz13

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 19:2
    And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
  2. 2 Kings 19:20
    Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
  3. 2 Kings 20:1
    In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:22
    Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
  5. 2 Chronicles 32:20
    And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
  6. 2 Chronicles 32:32
    Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
  7. Isaiah 1:1
    The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
  8. Isaiah 2:1
    The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
  9. Isaiah 13:1
    The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
  10. Isaiah 20:2
    At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
  11. Isaiah 37:2
    And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
  12. Isaiah 37:21
    Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
  13. Isaiah 38:1
    In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
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