עֲמָשָׂא (a.ma.sa) means “Amasa” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: am-aw-saw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
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
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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
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from H6006 (עָמַס); burden; Amasa, the name of two Israelites
KJV glosses: Amasa.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| amasa | 7 |
| and amasa | 3 |
| but amasa | 1 |
| of amasa | 1 |
| so amasa | 1 |
| the body | 1 |
| to amasa | 1 |
| whose | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| amasa | 5 |
| and amasa | 3 |
| to amasa | 2 |
| and unto amasa | 1 |
| but amasa | 1 |
| of amasa | 1 |
| so amasa | 1 |
| which amasa | 1 |
| ye to amasa | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordAnd 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!’”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.14
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
Read word by wordSo Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by word“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Read word by wordAmasa 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordMoreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
Read word by wordThe LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
Read word by wordAbigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Read word by wordThen some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
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