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HebrewH6022Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֲמָשַׂי

a.ma.say

2Occurrences
H6022Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Amasai, the name of three Israelites

from H6006 (עָמַס); burdensome;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Elkanah (H0511I); father of: Ahimoth (H0287) § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֲמָשַׂי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:24BSB

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.

2 Chronicles 29:12BSB

Then the Levites set to work:Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites;Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites;Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.