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Amen
The word ''amen'' ( or ; ; Greek: ἀμήν; (アラビア語:آمين), ''ʾāmīn'' ; "So be it; truly") is a declaration of affirmation〔 found in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Its use in Judaism dates back to its earliest texts.〔Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27.15–26, for example.〕 It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding word for prayers and hymns.〔 In Islam, it is the standard ending to Dua (supplication). Common English translations of the word ''amen'' include "verily" and "truly". It can also be used colloquially to express strong agreement, as in, for instance, ''amen to that''.〔Microsoft Encarta Dictionary Tools. Retrieved 20 August 2007〕
==Pronunciation==
In English, the word ''amen'' has two primary pronunciations, ''ah-men'' () or ''ay-men'' (), with minor additional variation in emphasis (the two syllables may be equally stressed instead of placing primary stress on the second). The Oxford English Dictionary gives "ɑː'mɛn, eɪ'mεn".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=amen - definition of amen in English from the Oxford dictionary )〕
In anglophone North America the ''ah-men'' pronunciation is used in performances of classical music, in churches with more formalized rituals and liturgy and in liberal to mainline Protestant denominations, as well as almost every Jewish congregation, in line with modern Hebrew pronunciation. The ''ay-men'' pronunciation, a product of the Great Vowel Shift dating to the 15th century, is associated with Irish Protestantism and conservative Evangelical denominations generally, and is the pronunciation typically used in gospel music.
In Arabic the pronunciation ''ah-meen'' (ʾĀmīn) is used upon completing a supplication to God or when concluding recitation of the first surah Al Fatiha in prayer.
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