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Why 'Amen' means more than you think and where it came from

Why should one word only, even, should be able to move the same way through centuries and across borders, appearing in the synagogues, the churches and the mosques, hardly changed at all in form? One ...
National Catholic Register

Hebrew Scholar: ‘Amen’ is Not Gendered, and ‘A-Woman’ is Nonsense

WASHINGTON — The word “amen” is not a gendered word and the term “a-women” is entirely made up, a professor of theology who specializes in Hebrew told CNA, after a prayer in the U.S. Congress used the ...
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You Might Say 'Amen' Without Much Thought, but Here's What the Word Actually Means

We come across the word "amen" throughout the Old and New Testaments. Using Hebrew letters, אמן, or ἀμήν in ancient Greek, it's a word that's actually more than 2,500 years old! In Hebrew, it shares ...
The Forward

‘Amen and a-woman’ leaves Republicans and Democrats squabbling and Hebrew scholars scratching their heads

Hebrew etymology is trending on Twitter after Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, a Missouri Democrat, ended his opening prayer to the 117th Congress with the phrase “amen and a-woman.” “May the lord lift up the ...