Strong's H6022 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֲמָשַׂי (ʻĂmâsay)

Pronunciation: am-aw-sah'-ee

POS: am-aw-sah'-ee Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; burdensome;

Definition: from עָמַס; burdensome; Amasai, the name of three Israelites; Amasai.

KJV Usage: Amasai.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

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