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עֲמָשַׂי

a.ma.sayAmasai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man5 occurrences2 books5 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Amasai: Chief of thirty who joined David
  • Amasai: Priest who blew the trumpet
  • Amasai: Levite descendant of Kohath
  • Amasai: Levite who helped purify the temple

Definition

from H6006; burdensome; Amasai, the name of three Israelites
Traditional renderings: Amasai.

Glossary entries

Amasai

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 6:25עֲמָשַׂ֖י · Amasai
    The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:35עֲמָשָֽׂי׃ · of Amasai
    …the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
  3. 1 Chronicles 12:18עֲמָשַׂי֮ · 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.
  4. 1 Chronicles 15:24וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י · 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.
  5. 2 Chronicles 29:12עֲמָשַׂ֞י · of 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;