Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-36725263-20200120225736/@comment-1777104-20200207004307

Hi, Brotherrr. Thanks for asking. The term "Amen" is a transliteration of אָמֵן, an adverbial form of the verb אָמַן (aman), which means "to support, affirm, to be faithful". The verb is a "primitive root" which could go back to the very formation of the early Hebrew/Aramaic language. Loan words were common in the early development of all language groups that had some contact with others. When in common usage, the word "amen" means "Let it be so", that is, agreeing with what has been said. The veb is related to the word for "truth" (אֱמֶת) which transliterates emeth, being a feminine noun formed from amen. The idea is certaintude or faithfulness. The Jewish Talmud likely used the acronym with this in mind (perhaps to add more "meaning" to the word as a statement of faith in the one they could not pronounce outright.

As for the Egyptian god Amun-Ra, this is from a merging of two other gods: Amun and the sun god Ra. From Wikipedia: "The name Amun (written jmn) meant something like "the hidden one" or "invisible".[5]" (  Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Abingdon, England: Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-415-36116-3). From my limited understanding of transliteration standards, the j does not reproduce the same as the a  (but I may be wrong).. The point is, the meaning is almost opposite of the Hebrew word "amen".

I am sorry I did not get to this until now. I have had personal things going on that kept me from my admin duties here. I trust this reaches you in a timely manner and helps in your search for the emeth.

May Yahweh bless you in your journey.

SouthWriter (talk) 00:43, February 7, 2020 (UTC)