Lexical Definition

‎עֲמָשַׂי‎ ʻĂmâsay (am-aw-sah'-ee) Amasai ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָמַס‎; burdensome

Amasai.

• § Amasai = "burdensome"
• Amasai, the name of three Israelites

1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag
2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel
3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark
4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12
• father of: Mahath (מַחַת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲמָשַׂי‎ proper name, masculine (compare foregoing); —

1. warrior of David 1Chr 12:19* (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:18*), Αμασαι, perhaps = ‎אֲבִישִׁי‎ (2Sam 23:18).

2. Levites:
a. 1Chr 6:10*; 1Chr 6:20* (‎עֲמָשָׂ֑י‎).
b. 2Chr 29:12.
c. priest 1Chr 15:24.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Mahath • Levite who helped purify the temple

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Amasai, a Levite of the sons of Merari, helped purify the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12;
• only referred to as Amasai עֲמָשַׂי;
• father of Mahath מַחַת.

Amasai was a Levite who belonged to the family of Merari. During the reign of King Hezekiah, when the temple was being purified and restored, Amasai was one of the Levites who participated in this important task. The purification of the temple was a significant event in Hezekiah's religious reforms, as he sought to restore proper worship and eliminate idolatry in Judah.

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• Mahath (child)