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Amashsai

עֲמַשְׁסַיStrong’s H6023

amashsay (a-mash-say)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Amashsay is the Hebrew word usually translated “amashsai”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,”
Nehemiah 11:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12
How it's translated
  • and amashsai 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    עֲמַשְׁסַי amashsay · Amashsai

    A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Adiel (H5717H); also called Amashsai (KJV: Amashai) at Neh.11.13; Another name of ma.a.say (מַעֲשַׂי "Maasai" H4640) § Amashai = "burdensome" a priest, son of Azareel in the time of Nehemiah

    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.