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עֲמָשָׂא H6021

H6021 is the Hebrew word עֲמָשָׂא, transliterated ʻĂmâsâʼ and said am-aw-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it amasa.

Word: עֲמָשָׂאTransliteration: ʻĂmâsâʼSaid: am-aw-saw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

Amasa, the name of two Israelites.

Where it comes from

from H6006 (עָמַס); burden.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

amasa 16×

Strong's own list of renderings: Amasa.

Verses using עֲמָשָׂא

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 17:25 · KJV

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.

2 Samuel 19:13 · KJV

And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

2 Samuel 20:4 · KJV

Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

2 Samuel 20:5 · KJV

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

2 Samuel 20:8 · KJV

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

2 Samuel 20:9 · KJV

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

2 Samuel 20:10 · KJV

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:12 · KJV

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

1 Kings 2:5 · KJV

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

1 Kings 2:32 · KJV

And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

1 Chronicles 2:17 · KJV

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

2 Chronicles 28:12 · KJV

Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,

Common questions

What does Strong's H6021 mean?

H6021 is the Hebrew word עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ), meaning Amasa, the name of two Israelites.

How is H6021 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it amasa (16 times).

How many times does H6021 appear in the Bible?

עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6021 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6006 (עָמַס); burden.

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