Amasa — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֲמָשָׂא

עֲמָשָׂא

ʻĂmâsâʼ · pronounced am-aw-saw' · Strong's H6021 · a man

Amasa means burden.

Built from

עָמַס ʻâmaç (from, H6006) — to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6006; burden; Amasa, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother. (KJV)

Every verse that names Amasa

12 occurrences in 12 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

2Sam 17:252Sam 19:142Sam 20:42Sam 20:52Sam 20:82Sam 20:92Sam 20:102Sam 20:121Kgs 2:51Kgs 2:321Chr 2:172Chr 28:12

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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