Amzi

Amzi was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

The name Amzi means “strong, mighty”

MalePriestTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 11:12; only referred to as Amzi (אַמְצִי); a son of Zechariah; father of Pelaliah.

Glossary entries

Amzi

Family members

Father

Zechariah

Children

Pelaliah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. …and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;