Strong H6022H6022Jעֲמָשַׂי
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 living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12;
father of: Mahath (H4287)
father of: Mahath (H4287)
Meaning of the name
Amasai = "burdensome"
General definition
From H6006; burdensome;
{Amasai} the name of three Israelites: - Amasai.
{Amasai} the name of three Israelites: - Amasai.
In the biblical story
Amasai
Levite who helped purify the temple
Amasai, a Levite of the sons of Merari, helped purify the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah.
In the Bible
Strong H6022J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amasai1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: