Strong H558H558Jאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ
Amaziah
One of the 4 senses of Strong H558
- Transliteration
- 'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {am-ats-yaw'} am-ats-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Amo.7.10
Meaning of the name
Amaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"
General definition
In the biblical story
Amaziah
Priest of Bethel during Amos' ministry
Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, opposed the prophet Amos and told him to leave the kingdom of Israel.
In the Bible
Strong H558J appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amaziah3
First verses
- Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
- Amos 7:12Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
- Amos 7:14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: