ʿāmōs עָמוֹס ‘Amos’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from ʿāmas עָמַס ‘to lift’
Roots: עמס עמשׂ

ʿāmōs pr n m pers
Amos = "burden"
1) a prophet of the Lord who prophesied in the northern kingdom; native of Tekoa in Judah near Bethlehem and a shepherd by trade; author of the prophetic book by his name