Amoz Variant
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Variant spelling of AMOZ
-2 Nephi 12:1 || KJV AMOZ
P: Amos > AMOZ
A: AMOZ 1837 1840 1858W 1874R 1908R 1983
1841: Amos 1841 1849 1852 1879 1888 1902 1905 1906 1907 1911 1920 1981
-2 Nephi 23:1 || KJV AMOZ
OA: AMOZ (same permutations of forms as for 2 Nephi 12:1 above)
P: Amos > AMOZ
Discussion: Amos by Cowdery in P but immediately corrected; error; Amos for all biblical references in LDS “Bible Dictionary,” although this is only true for the name of the Prophet Amos עמוס; the father of ISAIAH is AMOZ אמוץ.
Acceptability: Scribal error; AMOZ is correct
Source: ATV 2: 655