H6022: עֲמָשַׂי
ʻĂmâsay · pronounced am-aw-sah'-ee · “Amasai”
Definition
Amasai, the name of three Israelites
KJV translates it as: Amasai.
Word origin: from H6006 (עָמַס); burdensome;
Extended definition
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6022 is translated
- amasai ×5
Bible verses with H6022 (ʻĂmâsay)
ʻămâsay appears in 5 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 6:25
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
- 1 Chronicles 6:35
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
- 1 Chronicles 12:18
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 2 Chronicles 29:12
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: