אֲמַצְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or אֲמַצְיָהוּ; from H553 (אָמַץ) and H3050 (יָהּ); strength of Jah;

KJV Usage

Amaziah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a king of judah, son joash, father of azariah
• 2.a priest of bethel under jeroboam ii
• 3.father of joshah, of the tribe of simeon
• 4.a levite tabernacle singer in david's day

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂmatsyâh; Pronunciation: am-ats-yaw'