H6022Hebrewʿămāśay

עֲמָשַׂי

Amasai.

5
Total Occurrences
2
Books
5
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a warrior and chief of the captains of judah and benjamin who joined david at ziklag
  • 2a kohathite levite, father of mahath and ancestor of samuel
  • 3a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
  • 4another kohathite levite in the reign of king hezekiah of judah

Etymology & Derivation

from H6006 (עָמַס); burdensome;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻĂmâsay; Pronunciation: am-aw-sah'-ee