H557: אַמְצִי
ʼAmtsîy · pronounced am-tsee' · “Amzi”
Definition
Amtsi, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Amzi.
Word origin: from H553 (אָמַץ); strong;
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.46;
son of: Bani (H1137H);
father of: Hilkiah (H2518I)
§ Amzi = "my strength"
1) a Levite
2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line
son of: Bani (H1137H);
father of: Hilkiah (H2518I)
§ Amzi = "my strength"
1) a Levite
2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H557 is translated
- amzi ×2
Bible verses with H557 (ʼAmtsîy)
ʼamtsîy appears in 2 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 6:46
The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
- Nehemiah 11:12
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,