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 fake word.

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 ...

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 ...

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On January 3, Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) ended the opening prayer in the House of Representatives with the words “amen and awoman,” causing social media to erupt. Cleaver, who is a pastor, ...

The first time “Amen” appears in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) is in Numbers — the fourth book of the Five Books of Moses — known as the Torah. In Numbers chapter 5, starting with verse 5:11, the ...

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