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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts עֲמָשָׂא(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. ə-MAS-ə(English) ə-MAY-sə(English) am-ah-SAH(Hebrew)  [key]

Meaning & History

Means "burden" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amasa was a son of Haldai, and a nephew of King David who was murdered by his cousin Joab.
Added 4/2/2010 by Polly Names
Edited 7/8/2018 by Evil, LMS and Kate