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One of the most recognizable words in prayer is “Amen.” The word is used to respond to prayer, to express agreement, to call out praise. Yet, amazingly, 41 chapters into the book of Psalms, this is the first time the word is used. In verse 14 “bless is the Lord, God of Israel, from all times past throughout all times to come. Amen and Amen.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What exactly is Amen? The word appears only two times in the Torah. The first, is during the service of the <\/span>sotah <\/span><\/i>wife (suspected adulteress) in Numbers 5:22. During the Temple service in which the wife is charged with eating a scroll listing the suspected transgressions she answers “amen amen” to the priest’s prayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The next time is in Deuteronomy 27, when Moses has the people stand on two opposing mountains and proclaims a series of curses and a series of blessings. Interestingly, it is only in response to each of the curses that the people respond “Amen”.\u00a0 While the root of the word “<\/span>\u2019-m-n<\/span><\/i>” (meaning firm, steadfast, enduring, trustworthy, faithful, reliable) appears in different forms, the formulation \u201camen\u201d appears in the Torah only in these two negative contexts, the accused wife and the curses. Perhaps King David is reclaiming the word. He is taking a word that was used as affirmation of negative sentiments, and repurposing it in a positive way for general prayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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