Amasai
עֲמָשַׂיStrong’s H6022amasay (a-ma-say)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Amasay is the Hebrew word usually translated “amasai”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.”
Meaning
- A warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
- A Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
- A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
- Another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
- A warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
- A Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
- A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
- Another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
- A warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
- A Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
- A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
- Another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
- A warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
- A Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
- A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
- Another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
How it's translated
- amasai 4
- and amasai 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 4
- 2 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 6:35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
- 1 Chronicles 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
Hebrew dictionary
עֲמָשַׂי amasay · Amasai
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25; son of: Elkanah (H0511I); father of: Ahimoth (H0287) § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
עֲמָשַׂי amasay · Amasai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.18 § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
עֲמָשַׂי amasay · Amasai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
עֲמָשַׂי amasay · Amasai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; father of: Mahath (H4287) § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
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.