עֲמָשַׂיʻĂmâsay

Amasai, the name of three Israelites

Pronunciation: am-aw-sah'-ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6022

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:25 The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth,
  • 1 Chronicles 6:35 Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
  • 1 Chronicles 12:18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David! We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops.
  • 1 Chronicles 15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:12 Then these Levites got right to work: From the clan of Kohath: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah. From the clan of Merari: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. From the clan of Gershon: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).