Lexical Definition

‎מַעֲשַׂי‎ Maʻăsay (mah-as-ah'ee) Maasai ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָשָׂה‎; operative

Maasiai.

• § Maasiai = "work of the Lord"
• Maasai, an Israelite

1) a priest who returned from exile

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12
• son of: Adiel (עֲדִיאֵל); also called Amashsai (KJV: Amashai) at Neh.11.13
• Also named: a.mash.say (‎ע‎ֲ‎מ‎ַ‎ש‎ְׁ‎ס‎ַ‎י‎ "Amashsai" עֲמַשְׁסַי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ‎, ‎יָה‎-, ‎מַעֲשַׂי‎ proper name, masculine (work of ‎׳‎‎י‎; compare proper name ‎מעשיהו‎ on Israel seal, ClGann, see Lzb³¹⁵); — Μα(α)σσαια(ς), etc., ᵐ5^B Ezra 10:21 Μασαηλ: —

1. priest, Jeremiah's time, ‎מַעֲשֵׂיָה‎ Jer 21:1; Jer 29:25; Jer 37:3 perhaps Jer 35:4 (‎יָהוּ‎-).

2. Jer 29:21. ‎מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ‎

3. Levites:
a. 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:20.
b. 2Chr 23:1.

4. officials:
a. 2Chr 26:11.
b. 2Chr 34:8.

5. sons of Ahaz 2Chr 28:7.

6. Levite 1Chr 6:25* reading ‎מַעֲשֵׂיָה‎ for ᵑ0 ‎בַּעֲשֵׂיָה‎ q. v., compare Kit. ‎מַעֲשֵׂיָה‎ of various post-exile men:

7. Neh 3:23 (Μαδασηλ, A Μαασιου).

8. a. Neh 8:4; Neh 8:7.
b. Neh 10:26*.
c. Neh 11:5.
d. vNeh 11:7.
e. Neh 12:41. feminine vNeh 12:42.

9. a. Ezra 10:18.
b. vEzra 10:21 Μασαηλ, Μασειας).
c. vEzra 10:22.
d. vEzra 10:30.

10. ‎מַעֲשַׂי‎ (van d. H. ‎מַעְשַׂי‎) Μα(α)σαι(α), a priest 1Chr 9:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
1 Chronicles	6:25* · 9:12 · 15:18 · 15:20
2 Chronicles	23:1 · 26:11 · 28:7 · 34:8
Ezra	10:18 · 10:21 · 10:22 · 10:30
Nehemiah	3:23 · 8:4 · 8:7 · 10:26* · 11:5 · 11:7 · 12:41 · 12:42
Jeremiah	21:1 · 29:21 · 29:25 · 35:4 · 37:3

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest during the time of David and Nehemiah

Levite living at the time of Exile and Return

Maasai, also known as Amashsai, was a priest who served during the time of Nehemiah (1Ch.9.12; Neh.11.13).

• A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
• referred to as Maasai מַעֲשַׂי, or Amashsai (KJV= Amashai) עֲמַשְׁסַי;
• a son of Adiel עֲדִיאֵל.

Maasai, also referred to as Amashsai, was a priest mentioned in the genealogies of the priestly families during and Nehemiah (1Ch.9.12; Neh.11.13). In the genealogy recorded in 1 Chronicles, Maasai is listed as a descendant of Adiel, who was a descendant of Immer, one of the priestly clans (1Ch.9.12). This suggests that Maasai belonged to the priestly lineage that served in the temple during the reign of David. In the book of Nehemiah, Amashsai (likely the same person as Maasai) is mentioned as the son of Azarel and a leader among the priests who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh.11.13). The inclusion of Maasai/Amashsai in both the pre-exilic and post-exilic records highlights the continuity of the priestly families and their service in the temple.

All entries for Maasai or Amashsai: מַעֲשַׂי ☩ עֲמַשְׁסַי

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