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As an aside, did you know that the word "Amen" actually is a acronym in the Jewish language that means "El melekh neʾeman" (or AMN) which translates to "God, tr
by kefka 10y ago
As an aside, did you know that the word "Amen" actually is a acronym in the Jewish language that means "El melekh neʾeman" (or AMN) which translates to "God, trustworthy King". (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen)
I figured the etymology of that word was rather interesting. But yeah, I get the whole SysAd/Dev dual job. They're tough to balance and do effectively. SysAds are firefighters. When the nag(ios) alarm rings, we come a-callin.
- grzm 10y agoFrom that Wikipedia same article, it says The Talmud teaches homiletically that the word amen is an acronym The etymology section shows the word has much more prosaic roots. The Talmudic acronym seems to rather be an interesting backronym.
- krylon 10y ago> As an aside, did you know that the word "Amen" actually is a acronym in the Jewish language that means "El melekh neʾeman" (or AMN) which translates to "God, trustworthy King". (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen) I did not know that. ;-) Thanks!
- eternalban 10y agoThe fact is that nobody really knows. Talmud was written in ~200 BC and is an exegesis. Egypt is the elephant in the room of Hebraic history. It is possible it is an Egyptian loan word just like Moses -- "born" from water -- is an Egyptian name.