"Amen" is actually a Hebrew word meaning "certainly", "truth" or "verily".
Maybe we atheists should be using it.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.א-מ-נ can have many vowel sounds added in to it for example
Hebrew אמן (Aomun) means artist
Hebrew אימן (Eman) means one who teaches others
these are the two most common translations though at a push it can mean truth, however
"truth" "אֶמֶת" pronounce em-ert is the most common translation
"אֶמֶת" certainly", ", pronounce B'he met
"verily"."באמת". pronounce B' eh met
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So be it in Hebrew is שיהיה pronounced She-he-Ay
Amen predates both Hebrew and Judaism
Amen in Basque means mothers
Amen / Aman / Amun in ancient Egyptian means the Sun and is the name of the Sun god
In ancient Turkish it means Sure
In Persian it means assured / safe
and in Urdu it means Peace
In Avesta the ancient language of Zoroastrianism Amen mean I AM
LenHazell53
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Jan 7, 2023
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Interesting how a particular sound sequence can evolve so many different meanings
So what does the "western" amen sound signify?
@Petter Well in the English word amenities meaning pleasant or agreeable the Amen section of the word comes from Latin amoenus "pleasant," which is related to amare "to love" both of which evolved from the Sanskrit amanti "to take hold of or to swear allegiance to ;" and the Zoroastic Avestan *ama- "attacking power;"
@LenHazell53 So "Pleasant to attack, take hold of and make love to"? 
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