H6022 H6022
Amasai — name of several Israelites: a warrior of David, Levites, and a priest
Amasai is the name borne by at least four distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The most notable is the warrior who declared allegiance to David with a Spirit-inspired speech (1 Chr 12:19), possibly identical to Abishai of 2 Sam 23:18. Other bearers include Levites in the Kohathite genealogy (1 Chr 6:25, 35), a priest who blew the trumpet before the Ark (1 Chr 15:24), and a Levite in Hezekiah's reform (2 Chr 29:12). The name likely derives from the root 'amas' meaning 'to carry, bear a burden.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of multiple Israelites spanning warrior, Levitical, and priestly roles. The most memorable bearer is the Davidic warrior of 1 Chr 12:19 whose Spirit-empowered pledge of loyalty echoes covenant language. Spanish and English consistently transliterate 'Amasai,' while French and German retain the Hebrew form in brackets, reflecting its less common appearance in those traditions. 5×
AR["عَماساي", "عَمَاسَاي", "عَمَاسَايَ", "وَ-عَمَاسَايُ"]·ben["অমাসয়", "অমাসয়কে", "অমাসয়ের", "ও-অমাসয়"]·DE["[ועמשי]", "[עמשי]"]·EN["Amasai", "Amasay", "and-Amasai"]·FR["[ועמשי]", "[עמשי]"]·heb["ו-עמשי", "עמשי"]·HI["अमासै", "अमासै-का", "और-अमासै"]·ID["Amasai", "dan-Amasai"]·IT["Amasai", "e-Amasai"]·jav["Amasai", "lan-Amasai"]·KO["그-와-아마새", "아마사이의", "아마새"]·PT["Amasai", "Amasay", "e-Amasai"]·RU["Амасай", "Амасая", "и-Амасай"]·ES["Amasai", "Amasay", "y-Amasai"]·SW["Amasai", "na-Amasai"]·TR["Amasay", "Amasay'ı", "Amasay'ın", "ve-Amasay"]·urd["اور-عماسی", "عماسائی", "عماسی", "عماسی-کا", "عمسی-کا"]
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
† עֲמָשַׂי n.pr.m. (cf. foreg.);— 1. warrior of David 1 Ch 12:19 (van d. H. v 18), Αμασαι, perhaps = אֲבִישִׁי (2 S 23:18). 2. Levites; a. 1 Ch 6:10, 20 (עֲמָשָׁ֑י). b. 2 Ch 29:12. c. priest 1 Ch 15:24.