Strong H6021H6021Hעֲמָשָׂא
Amasa
One of the 2 senses of Strong H6021
- Transliteration
- ‛ămâώâ'
- Pronunciation
- am-aw-saw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12;
son of: Hadlai (H2311)
son of: Hadlai (H2311)
Meaning of the name
Amasa = "burden"
General definition
From H6006; burden;
{Amasa} the name of two Israelites: - Amasa.
{Amasa} the name of two Israelites: - Amasa.
In the biblical story
Amasa
Ephraimite leader who opposed enslaving Judahite captives
Amasa, along with other leaders of Ephraim, opposed the Israelite army's attempt to bring Judahite captives as slaves to Samaria. (2Ch.28.12)
In the Bible
Strong H6021H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amasa1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 28:12Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,