Amen, we use it after every prayer. What is the Etymology of Amen?

[I'm_Sorry]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

 

[faroukfarouk]

"So let it be".

 

[John Hyperspace]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

It's derived from the Hebrew "amuth/aman" meaning "truth" as translated here: Isaiah 65:16 (so if it did mean "Amen Ra" - it doesn't - that would mean that the OT God is the God of Amen, and thus two different beings). It means "hidden" in Egyptian. Phonically similar but different words altogether. Humans can only make so many sounds, and with the volume of words necessary for expression of thought there will always be many words across languages that sound the same but have different meanings. For instance, in German, the number six is pronounced "sex" but has no relation to the English word which sounds the same but has a completely different meaning.

Only people who watch youtube.com videos and believe everything they are told regard the two words as having any linguistic connection.

 

[I'm_Sorry]

I admit, I'm not good at words and their origins. And I do watch youtube channels a lot to try and uncover various deceptions.

I just don't want to ascribe something evil to God.

Or pay Him lip service.

I guess I'm of lesser faith as Paul described - Romans 14:1

I know the deception of satan is very deep and there are strong delusions in the world.

E.g:
Natural Selection/Darwin's theory of evolution.
Heliocentrism.
Globe Earth.
Space and material origins.

 

[Adstar]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

Amen means "So be it" .which is an expression of aceptance with what ever have been stated beforehand..

 

[I'm_Sorry]

Amen means "So be it" .which is an expression of aceptance with what ever have been stated beforehand..

Am I allowed to use the English in prayer with my weak faith regarding this word?

E.g. Thank you Lord, so be it.

I'd rather have a clear understanding than paying lip-service to that which I do not understand.

 

[Adstar]

Am I allowed to use the English in prayer with my weak faith regarding this word?

E.g. Thank you Lord, so be it.

I'd rather have a clear understanding than paying lip-service to that which I do not understand.

You can use any words you like in prayer.. Prayer is a private discussion between you and God.. Say what you want..

Oh and since you now know what Amen is you now understand it and therefore you can use it without paying lip-serive..

 

[I'm_Sorry]

You can use any words you like in prayer.. Prayer is a private discussion between you and God.. Say what you want..

Oh and since you now know what Amen is you now understand it and therefore you can use it without paying lip-serive..

At the moment when I pray, I say: In Jesus Christ's name, Yeshua Hamashiach.

And now I can use amen I will say: Amen, so be it, thank you.

I don't know if I'm suffering obsessive compulsive behavior regarding my reverence towards God.

 

[JESUS=G.O.A.T]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

so be it, so let it be, it's done etc.

ALso amen is in the bible though...so why would you think it originates from egypt anyway what?

 

[I'm_Sorry]

so be it, so let it be, it's done etc.

Also amen is in the bible though...so why would you think it originates from egypt anyway what?

Perhaps a leftover deception.

If I flag something as I research in bulk and don't get around to researching it thoroughly, It end's up confusion.

 

[Anguspure]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

I agree with you brother, so I read this just the other day and it enlightened me:

Amen
Amen comes from the Hebrew word emunah, meaning belief, faith, credible, authentic and true. The Talmud (Shavuot 36a) relates the two words; when we hear someone recite a blessing, saying Amen indicates that we too accept these words as true.

Amen also has a deeper meaning: it is an acronym for the Hebrew phrase El Melech Ne’eman, which means “God, Faithful King”. Thus, Amen also functions as a declaration in its own right, expressing our belief in the Divine.

Deeper Meaning of 9 Common Jewish Words

 

[Greg J.]

@I'm_Sorry, God knows your heart. No matter what you say in your mind or out loud to him he is going to know your intent in saying it. There's nothing wrong with following God-honoring rituals. There's also nothing wrong with not being willing to say anything to God that you don't mean or understand. Our growing relationship with the Lord has so many facets that we can't understand them all. God sees us as children; if we are trying to please God, he will be pleased with our desire and efforts. While we are rewarded according to our deeds, we are judged by our hearts. But don't shift your focus to trying to have a right heart instead of which words you use, shift your focus to the truth that God loves you as you are, and you don't need to worry about such things. Seek his friendship, to know him, and love him and he'll take care of everything else.

 

[Na Nach Oi!]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

"Amen" has a same root with "Emunah", a Hebrew word of "Faith".

The complete explanation here: Amen - Wikipedia

 

[ViaCrucis]

Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Hamashiach.

I'm troubled by the word "Amen". Is it's origins "amun re" in Ancient Egypt?

I'm troubled because when I pray I want to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength, and the last thing I want to do is ignorantly assign an idol to the end of my prayer.

Currently I'm ending my prayer with "Thank you Lord".

I'd appreciate some insight form my Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, forever is His name Glorified.

The answer to your question, namely that there is any relationship to the Egyptian deity Amun-Ra, is objectively no. They aren't related at all. The Semitic tr-consonantal word aleph-mem-nun (amn) is a root meaning "to be firm", which is why you may have heard that the word amen means "may it be so"--because that's what it means.

This is the name Amun in Egyptian hieroglyphs:

The character on the right that looks regal indicates the name of a god, the other three symbols stand for i-m-n. The leaf or feather symbol is 'i', the rectangular shape with pegs is 'm' and the watery waves are 'n', thus i-m-n, which in Greek was written Ἅμμων (Hammon), and hence the English Amun.

These are completely different words that are entirely unrelated. They only vaguely look similar to us in English.

(Amun-Ra was simply the merging of the Egyptian gods Amun and Ra into a single new deity in later Egyptian history, the merging of old gods into a new one was actually pretty common)

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Na Nach Oi!]

The answer to your question, namely that there is any relationship to the Egyptian deity Amun-Ra, is objectively no. They aren't related at all. The Semitic tr-consonantal word aleph-mem-nun (amn) is a root meaning "to be firm", which is why you may have heard that the word amen means "may it be so"--because that's what it means.

This is the name Amun in Egyptian hieroglyphs:

The character on the right that looks regal indicates the name of a god, the other three symbols stand for i-m-n. The leaf or feather symbol is 'i', the rectangular shape with pegs is 'm' and the watery waves are 'n', thus i-m-n, which in Greek was written Ἅμμων (Hammon), and hence the English Amun.

These are completely different words that are entirely unrelated. They only vaguely look similar to us in English.

(Amun-Ra was simply the merging of the Egyptian gods Amun and Ra into a single new deity in later Egyptian history, the merging of old gods into a new one was actually pretty common)

-CryptoLutheran

Agree. The meaning of the Egyptian deity proper name "Amun" is "hidden", not "to be firm/faith".

Reference: The God: Amun Ra – Egyptian Witchcraft