• Asafum@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    They should stop speaking Hebrew when they say Amen! Speak Murican when you praise God goddamnit!

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        8 hours ago

        No, it comes from the word for “right” (in the sense of both the hand and of being correct). That’s the meaning in both Hebrew and Arabic. The Egyptian word “Amun” has a different etymology and means something that’s concealed. He was The God With No Name, the Hidden One.