ʻĂmâsay — H6022

Definition

masculine proper noun

Amasai, the name of three Israelites

1. Amasai = "burdensome"
2. a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
3. a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
4. a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
5. another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah

Usually translated as

Amasai

Origin

from H6006; burdensome

• Derived from ʻâmaç (H6006)

Occurrences

ʻĂmâsay occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 6:25 — And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai (עֲמָשַׂ֖י), and Ahimoth.
• 1 Chronicles 6:35 — The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai (עֲמָשָֽׂי),
• 1 Chronicles 12:18 — Then the spirit came upon Amasai (עֲמָשַׂי֮), 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 15:24 — And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai (וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י), and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
• 2 Chronicles 29:12 — Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai (עֲמָשַׂ֞י), 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: