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ʿămāśāʾ עֲמָשָׂא ‘Amasa’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāmas עָמַס ‘to lift’
Roots: עמס עמשׂ

ʿămāśāʾ pr n m pers
Amasa = "burden"
1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom
2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 17:25, 20:10, 20:8, 20:9, 20:5, 20:4, 20:12, 19:14 1 Kings 2:32, 2:5 1 Chronicles 2:17 2 Chronicles 28:12

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