How many times is Amos mentioned in the Bible?
The word Amos appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Amos 8 times.
Amos in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Amos counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Amos | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
What the name Amos means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Amos as "loading; weighty".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Amos
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
Common questions
How many times is Amos in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 7 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Amos appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Amos has the most (7), then Luke (1).
Where is Amos first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Amos 1:1: "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." The last is Luke 3:25.
What does the name Amos mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Amos as "loading; weighty".
Amos is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 9 chapters, 146 verses and reading time.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.