Where does “amen” come from?

amen (Cebuano) comes from Spanish amén, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

amen (Cebuano): at the end of religious prayers: so be it; an...

Definitions

  1. at the end of religious prayers: so be it; an...

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaménamen
2Ecclesiastical Latinamen
3Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
4HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...

Words derived from “amen

Every word from Hebrew אמןEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀμήνEvery word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen
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