Word Study · Strong's H6022 · Hebrew
עֲמָשַׂי
Amasay
am-aw-sah'-ee
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂmâsay
“Amasai, the name of three Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amasai, the name of three Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Amasai.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י1
- עֲמָשַׂ֖י1
- עֲמָשַׂי֮1
- עֲמָשַׂ֞י1
- עֲמָשָֽׂי׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- Amasai4
- and Amasai1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 4
- HC/Npm · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 6:25עֲמָשַׂ֖יʾamasaiproper noun (a name)The descendants of Elkanah:here: Amasai
- 1 Chronicles 6:35עֲמָשָֽׂי׃ʾamasaiproper noun (a name)the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,here: Amasai
- 1 Chronicles 12:18עֲמָשַׂי֮ʾamasaiproper noun (a name)Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.here: Amasai
- 1 Chronicles 15:24וַעֲמָשַׂ֡יvaamasaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.here: and Amasai