Strong H4640מַעֲשַׂי

Maasai

Transliteration: ma‛ăώay
Pronunciation: mah-as-ah'ee
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H6213; operative;
{Maasai} an Israelite: - Maasiai.

Meaning of the name

Maasiai = "work of the Lord"

Detailed definition

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;
Also named: a.mash.say (עֲמַשְׁסַי "Amashsai" H6023)

In the biblical story

Maasai

Priest during the time of David and Nehemiah

Maasai, also known as Amashsai, was a priest who served during the time of Nehemiah (1Ch.9.12; Neh.11.13).

In the Bible

Strong H4640 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

maasiai1

First verses

1 Chronicles 9:12
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

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Occurrences by book

1 Chronicles1

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Word family

Same identity

עֲמַשְׁסַיAmashsaiH6023