"amen" sounds right, but why doesn't "awomen"?

[Anonymous]

Since there's no such word as "awomen", when it comes to prayer, why does "amen" then work?

[jshm2]

Seems you've not learned about the meaning of words.

There is no such word as "awomen".

[WhitneySnow]

Because it’s literally Hebrew for “I believe.” Just like history isn’t literally “his story.”

[DryGermanGuy]

You might want to change out your gag writers before going on stage.

[Anonymous]

Because, like most words that have "men" in it, it has nothing to do with gender and has a different history from a different language.

[Asker]

Maybe it was translated wrong? That often happens

[strateguy632]

Because amen is from hebrew language.

[SolitarySolace]

"Amen" has nothing to do with gender..