Lexical Definition

‎עֲמַשְׁסַי‎ ʻĂmashçay (am-ash-sah'-ee) Amashsai ^N:N-M-P
probably from ‎עָמַס‎; burdensome

Amashai.

• § Amashai = "burdensome"
• Amashsay, an Israelite

1) a priest, son of Azareel in the time of Nehemiah

Extended Information

name of: מַעֲשַׂי

• 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
• Another name of ma.a.say (‎מ‎ַ‎ע‎ֲ‎ש‎ַׂ‎י‎ "Maasai" מַעֲשַׂי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲמַשְׁסַי‎ proper name, masculine (probably textual error for foregoing, Ol^{§ 2771}, compare Thes¹⁰⁴⁴); — a priest Neh 11:13, Αμασεια[‐σαι], = ‎מַעֲשַׂי‎ 1Chr 9:12 (Μαασαια[‐σει]).

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