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Amzi

אַמְצִיStrong’s H0557

amtsi (am-tsi)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Amtsi is the Hebrew word usually translated “amzi”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,”
1 Chronicles 6:46 KJV
Meaning
  1. A Levite
  2. The ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line
  3. A Levite
  4. The ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line
How it's translated
  • amzi 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • Nehemiah 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

אַמְצִי amtsi · Amzi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.46; son of: Bani (H1137H); father of: Hilkiah (H2518I) § Amzi = "my strength" 1) a Levite 2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line

אַמְצִי amtsi · Amzi

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.12; son of: Zechariah (H2148X); father of: Pelaliah (H6421) § Amzi = "my strength" 1) a Levite 2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.