What Does Amosh Mean?

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What doe the word Amosh (almost always in Hebrew) mean when it is written after a person’s name?

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  1. It is an acronym that by custom is often written after a person’s name as a blessing, usually when addressing that person. Amosh is spelled: Ayin, mem, vav, shin. This stands for “Ad Me’ah V’esrim Shana,” which means to say: “May you live to be 120!”

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