עֲמָשַׂי
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Amasai
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Amasai: A Biblical Personal Name Amasai (עֲמָשַׂי) is a Hebrew proper noun appearing twice in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common word, it does not carry semantic meaning in the conventional sense but rather functions as a designation for specific individuals within the biblical narrative. The name itself is a fixed linguistic unit without variable definitions or contextual interpretations. The limited occurrence of this name—only two instances—suggests it belonged to relatively minor or specialized figures in biblical history. Without additional lexical data regarding the individuals bearing this name or their roles, the significance of Amasai must be understood primarily through its textual context rather than through etymological or semantic analysis. The name's preservation in the biblical record, despite its rarity, indicates that those individuals held some documented place in the genealogical or narrative traditions of ancient Israel.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text