Amasa
עֲמָשָׂאStrong’s H6021amasa (a-ma-sa)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Amasa is the Hebrew word usually translated “amasa”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.”
Meaning
- Son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom
- Son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
- Son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom
- Son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
How it's translated
- amasa 8
- and amasa 5
- and to amasa 2
- to amasa 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 8
- 1 Kings 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 19:13And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
- 2 Samuel 20:4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
- 2 Samuel 20:5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
- 2 Samuel 20:8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
- 2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- 2 Samuel 20:10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Hebrew dictionary
עֲמָשָׂא amasa · Amasa
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
עֲמָשָׂא amasa · Amasa
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; son of: Hadlai (H2311) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
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.