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ʿămāśay עֲמָשַׂי ‘Amasai’ (Hebrew)

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

ʿămāśay pr n m pers
Amasai = "burdensome"
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

Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:10, 12:19, 15:24, 6:20 2 Chronicles 29:12

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