WASHINGTON — The word “amen” is not a gendered word and the term “a-women” is entirely made up, a professor of theology who specializes in Hebrew told CNA, after a prayer in the U.S. Congress used the ...

We come across the word "amen" throughout the Old and New Testaments. Using Hebrew letters, אמן, or ἀμήν in ancient Greek, it's a word that's actually more than 2,500 years old! In Hebrew, it shares ...

Some of my most memorable and enlightening conversations have happened greeting worshippers at church, after the service. They often begin with an open-ended question like, “Where do you find all ...

Hebrew etymology is trending on Twitter after Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, a Missouri Democrat, ended his opening prayer to the 117th Congress with the phrase “amen and a-woman.” “May the lord lift up the ...

The word "amen" is not a gendered word and the term "a-women" is entirely made up, a professor of theology who specializes in Hebrew told CNA, after a prayer in the U.S. Congress used the fake word.