Hebrew word · H6022

עֲמָשַׂי

'amasai

Amasai

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25;

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:25 עֲמָשַׂ֖י Amasai

    The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:35 עֲמָשָֽׂי׃ Amasai

    the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

  3. 1 Chronicles 12:18 עֲמָשַׂי֮ Amasai

    Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

    Here: A personal name, probably from the root ʿ-m-s 'to carry, bear'. This warrior is mentioned only here. Who exactly he is is debated (see debates).

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:24 וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י and Amasai

    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 · 1

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:12 עֲמָשַׂ֞י Amasai

    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;

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.