Word Study · Strong's H6021 · Hebrew
עֲמָשָׂא
Amasa
am-aw-saw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂmâsâʼ
“Amasa, the name of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amasa, the name of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Amasa.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א2
- עֲמָשָׂ֔א2
- עֲמָשָׂ֖א2
- וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙1
- וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤א1
- וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א1
- וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א1
- וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א1
- לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א1
- עֲמָשָׂ֗א1
- עֲמָשָׂ֨א1
- עֲמָשָׂ֥א1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Amasa8
- and Amasa5
- and to Amasa2
- to Amasa1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)8
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 8
- HC/Npm · 5
- HC/R/Npm · 2
- HR/Npm · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel11 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 17:25עֲמָשָׂ֗אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.here: Amasa
- 2 Samuel 17:25וַעֲמָשָׂ֣אvaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.here: and Amasa
- 2 Samuel 19:13וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙velaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”here: and to Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:4עֲמָשָׂ֔אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”here: Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:5עֲמָשָׂ֖אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.here: Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:8וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אvaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.here: and Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:9לַעֲמָשָׂ֔אlaamasa'preposition + proper noun (a name)“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.here: to Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:9עֲמָשָׂ֖אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.here: Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:10וַעֲמָשָׂ֨אvaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.here: and Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:12וַעֲמָשָׂ֛אvaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.here: and Amasa
- 2 Samuel 20:12עֲמָשָׂ֨אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.here: Amasa
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 2:5וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אvelaamasa'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.here: and to Amasa
- 1 Kings 2:32עֲמָשָׂ֥אʾamasa'proper noun (a name)The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.here: Amasa