Strong H6022H6022Gעֲמָשַׂי

Amasai

One of the 4 senses of Strong H6022

Transliteration
‛ămâώay
Pronunciation
am-aw-sah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.25;
son of: Elkanah (H511I);
father of: Ahimoth (H287)

Meaning of the name

Amasai = "burdensome"

General definition

From H6006; burdensome;
{Amasai} the name of three Israelites: - Amasai.

In the biblical story

Amasai

Levite descendant of Kohath

Amasai, a Levite descended from Kohath, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel.

In the Bible

Strong H6022G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • amasai2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:25
    And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:35
    The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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