אָמֵןamen meaning in Biblical Hebrew
truly, so be it — a binding 'yes, I accept the terms' · particle (affirmation)
You think amen is the polite period at the end of a prayer. In the Bible it's a signature on a contract — say it and you just accepted liability, curses included.
וְעָנָה כָל־הָעָם וְאָמַר אָמֵן
“And all the people shall answer and say: Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:15)”
When did you last say amen as a real yes, not just the end of someone else's prayer?
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