H6007 H6007
Amasiah, a Judahite officer under Jehoshaphat
This personal name combines 'amas (to bear, carry) with the theophoric element '-iah' (Yahweh), potentially meaning 'Yahweh has borne' or 'Yahweh carries.' The bearer was a military commander who willingly offered himself for Yahweh's service during Jehoshaphat's reign. The name parallels other compound names expressing divine action or relationship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The officer mentioned in 2 Chronicles 17:16 who volunteered himself for Yahweh's service. The name's theophoric element connects the bearer to Yahweh, while the root suggests being carried or sustained. Greek witnesses render it variously, with one reading 'Amasias' showing assimilation to the more common name Amaziah. 1×
AR["عَمَسْيَا"]·ben["অমসিয়"]·DE["[עמסיה]"]·EN["Amasiah"]·FR["[עמסיה]"]·heb["עמסיה"]·HI["अमस्या"]·ID["Amasia"]·IT["[עמסיה]"]·jav["Amasya"]·KO["아마야가"]·PT["filho-de"]·RU["Амасйа"]·ES["Amasyah"]·SW["Amasia"]·TR["Amasyah"]·urd["عمسیاہ"]
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
† עֲמַסְיָה n.pr.m. name in Judah 2 Ch 17:16, 𝔊 Μασαιας, 𝔊L Αμασιας (cf. Ph. אשמנעמס, בעלעמס CISi. 139, 169, 719, v. also GrayProp. N. 296f.).