H6021 עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ) am-aw-saw'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Amasa

Biblical Persons & Places

Amasa Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; only referred to as Amasa (עֲמָשָׂא); a son of Hadlai.

Amasa Ishmaelite living at the time of United Monarchy

A man of the Ishmaelites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; only referred to as Amasa (עֲמָשָׂא); a son of Jether and Abigail.

Strong's Definition

Amasa, the name of two Israelites

Derivation: from H6006 (עָמַס); burden;

KJV Usage: Amasa.

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עֲמָשָׂא (a.ma.sa) — Amasa. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § 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

עֲמָשָׂא (a.ma.sa) — Amasa. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; son of: Hadlai (H2311) § 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עֲמָשָׂא (H6021)

name

Names of People

Amasa = man; ◄ son of Jether and Abigail, sister of David; ► army commander

2SA 17:25 · 2SA 17:25 · 2SA 19:14 · 2SA 20:4 · 2SA 20:5 · 2SA 20:8 · 2SA 20:9 · 2SA 20:9 · 2SA 20:10 · 2SA 20:12 · 2SA 20:12 · 1KI 2:5 · 1KI 2:32 · 1CH 2:17 · 1CH 2:17

Names of People

Amasa = man; ► chief; tribe of Ephraim; time of king Ahaz

2CH 28:12

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֲמָשָׂא 16 n.pr.m. Absalom’s general

Ephraimite

base

Bible Occurrences (12)

17:25 19:13 20:4 20:5 20:8 20:9 20:10 20:12

2:5 2:32

2:17

28:12

2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married... Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish... me, and ever so severely, if from now on... you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!

2 Samuel 20:4

Then the king said to Amasa, Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here... yourself.

2 Samuel 20:5

So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

2 Samuel 20:8

[And while] they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire..., with a dagger strapped to his belt....... And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.

2 Samuel 20:9

Are you well, my brother? Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines... on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again..., for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued... Sheba son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:12

But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged [the body] off the road into a field and threw a garment over it -.