עֲמָשָׂא16 H6021
Amasa — personal name, notably Absalom's military commander later killed by Joab
Amasa is best known as the nephew of David whom Absalom appointed commander of his rebel army (2 Sam 17:25). After Absalom's defeat, David attempted reconciliation by offering Amasa the command of the royal forces in place of Joab (2 Sam 19:13–14). This political maneuver ended tragically when Joab assassinated Amasa at Gibeon under the pretense of greeting him (2 Sam 20:9–10) — a murder David remembered on his deathbed (1 Kgs 2:5, 32). A separate Amasa, an Ephraimite chief, appears briefly in 2 Chronicles 28:12 advocating mercy toward Judean captives.
Senses
1. Amasa — Proper masculine name identifying primarily the son of Jether (or Ithra) and Abigail, David's sister, who served as Absalom's general and was later murdered by Joab (2 Sam 17:25; 19:13; 20:4–12; 1 Kgs 2:5, 32; 1 Chr 2:17). A second bearer is an Ephraimite leader who urged compassion toward prisoners of war (2 Chr 28:12). French and German leave the name untransliterated in several occurrences, while Spanish renders both Amasa and Amasá, reflecting accentuation differences. 16×
AR["عَماسا", "عَمَاسَا", "لِ-عَمَاسَا", "وَ-عَماسا", "وَ-عَمَاسَا", "وَ-لِ-عَماسا", "وَعَمَاسَا", "وَلِعَمَاسَا"]·ben["অমাসা", "অমাসাকে", "অমাসার", "এবং-অমাসা", "এবং-অমাসাকে", "ও-অমাসা"]·DE["Amasa", "[ועמשא]", "[עמשא]", "und-Amasa", "und-zu-Amasa", "zu-Amasa"]·EN["Amasa", "and-Amasa", "and-to-Amasa", "to-Amasa"]·FR["Amasa", "[ועמשא]", "[עמשא]", "et-Amasa", "et-à-Amasa", "à-Amasa"]·heb["ו-ל-עמשא", "ו-עמשא", "ל-עמשא", "עמשא"]·HI["अमासा", "अमासा-की", "अमासा-से", "और-अमासा", "और-अमासा-को", "और-अमासा-से"]·ID["Amasa", "dan-Amasa", "dan-kepada-Amasa", "kepada-Amasa"]·IT["Amasa", "[ועמשא]", "[עמשא]", "a-Amasa", "e-Amasa", "e-a-Amasa"]·jav["Amasa", "Lan-Amasa", "Lan-dhateng-Amasa", "dhateng-Amasa", "lan-Amasa", "lan-dhumateng-Amasa"]·KO["그리고-아마사가", "그리고-아마사는", "그리고-아마사에게", "아마사", "아마사가", "아마사를", "아마사의", "에게-아마사"]·PT["'Amasa", "Amasa", "E-Amasa", "E-a-Amasa", "a-Amasa", "e-'Amasa", "e-Amasa", "e-para-Amasa"]·RU["Амаса", "Амасе", "Амасу", "Амасы", "Йетер", "а-Амаса", "и-Амаса", "и-Амасе", "и-отец"]·ES["Amasa", "Amasá", "Y-Amasa", "Y-a-Amasa", "a-Amasa", "y-Amasa", "y-Amasá", "y-a-Amasa"]·SW["Amasa", "damu", "kwa-Amasa", "la-Yuda", "na-Amasa", "na-kwa-Amasa"]·TR["Amasa", "Amasa'nın", "Amasa'ya", "Amasa'yı", "ve-Amasa", "ve-Amasa'ya"]·urd["اور-عماسا", "اور-عماسا-سے", "اور-عماسا-کو", "عماسا", "عماسا-سے", "عماسا-کو", "عماسا-کی"]
2 Sam 17:25, 2 Sam 17:25, 2 Sam 19:13, 2 Sam 20:4, 2 Sam 20:5, 2 Sam 20:8, 2 Sam 20:9, 2 Sam 20:9, 2 Sam 20:10, 2 Sam 20:12, 2 Sam 20:12, 1 Kgs 2:5 (+4 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
עֲמָשָׂא16 n.pr.m. (cf. עמס, עמשׂ? or read עַמִּשַׂי (ii. עַם + יִשַׂי), WeIsr. u. Jüd. Gesch. 24, cf. GrayProp. N. 44, 323);— 1. Absalom’s general 2 S 17:25(×2) 19:14 + 8 times 2 S 20; 1 K 2:5, 32; 1 Ch 2:17(×2), 𝔊 Αμεσσ(α)ει, 𝔊L Αμεσσα. 2. Ephraimite 2 Ch 28:12.