אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ, H0558
Amaziah — theophoric name meaning 'Yah(weh) is mighty,' borne by a Judahite king and several others
Amatsyah (also Amatsyahu in the longer form) combines amats ('to be strong') with the theophoric element Yah, yielding 'Yah is mighty.' The name occurs 40 times, with the vast majority designating one individual: Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash and father of Azariah/Uzziah, who reigned in the early eighth century BCE (2 Kgs 14:1-20; 2 Chr 25:1-28). His reign is marked by the execution of his father's assassins (2 Kgs 14:5-6), victory over Edom (2 Kgs 14:7), the ill-advised challenge to Israel's Jehoash that ended in defeat and Jerusalem's humiliation (2 Kgs 14:8-14), and eventual assassination in Lachish (2 Kgs 14:19). A second Amaziah is the priest of Bethel who confronted Amos and attempted to silence his prophecy (Amos 7:10, 12, 14) — a figure of institutional religion opposing prophetic truth.
Senses
1. Amaziah (proper name) — The proper masculine name Amatsyah/Amatsyahu ('Yah is mighty'), identifying principally the king of Judah who reigned c. 796-767 BCE. His narrative dominates 2 Kings 14 and 2 Chronicles 25 — initial fidelity, Edomite victory, then hubris provoking war with Israel's Jehoash, followed by defeat and eventual assassination (2 Kgs 14:19; 2 Chr 25:27). The name also identifies the priest of Bethel who opposed Amos (Amos 7:10-14), a Simeonite chief (1 Chr 4:34), and a Levite (1 Chr 6:30). The two orthographic forms — shorter Amatsyah in Kings and longer Amatsyahu in Chronicles — reflect standard Judahite theophoric variation. Translations uniformly transliterate: Spanish 'Amasias,' German 'Amazja.' 40×
AR["أَمَصْياهو", "أَمَصْيَا"]·ben["অমসিয়", "অমৎসিয়", "অমৎসিয়কে", "অমৎসিয়র", "অমৎসিয়ের"]·DE["Amatsyahu", "Amazja"]·EN["Amatsyahu"]·FR["Amatsia"]·heb["אמציהו"]·HI["अमत्स्याहू", "अमत्स्याहू-के", "अमत्स्याहू-ने", "अमस्याहू", "अमस्याहू-का", "अमस्याहू-ने"]·ID["Amazia"]·IT["Amasia", "Amatsyahu"]·jav["Amasya", "Amazya"]·KO["아마샤는", "아마시야", "아마시야-의", "아마시야가"]·PT["Amatsyahu"]·RU["Амасии", "Амасия", "Амацьяху"]·ES["Amasías", "Amatsyahu"]·SW["Amazia"]·TR["Amatsya", "Amatsya'nın", "Amatsya'ya", "Amatsyahu", "Amatsyahu'nun", "Amatsyahu'ya", "Amatsyahu'yu"]·urd["اماصیاہ", "اماصیاہ-نے", "اماصیاہ-کی", "امصیاہ", "امصیاہ-نے", "امصیاہ-کے", "امصیہو"]
2 Kgs 12:21, 2 Kgs 13:12, 2 Kgs 14:1, 2 Kgs 14:8, 2 Kgs 14:9, 2 Kgs 14:11, 2 Kgs 14:11, 2 Kgs 14:13, 2 Kgs 14:15, 2 Kgs 14:17, 2 Kgs 14:18, 2 Kgs 14:21 (+28 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ, אֲמַצְיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ is mighty). 1. king of Jud., son of Joash, father of Azariah; אֲמַצְיָהוּ 2 K 14:1, 9 + 8 times 2 K 14; 15:3 1 Ch 3:12; 2 Ch 24:27; 25:1 + 15 times 2 Ch 25; 26:1, 4; אֲמַצְיָה 2 K 12:22; 13:12; 14:8; 15:1. 2. אֲמַצְיָה, a Simeonite 1 Ch 4:34. 3. id., a Levite 1 Ch 6:30. 4. priest of Bethel, under Jerob. II, Am 7:10, 12, 14.