Given name
Amasai
“Yah has borne”·“burden of Yah”
Amasai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעמשי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Amasai is thought to mean “Yah has borne” or “burden of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Amasai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'amas (עמש), “to carry, and possibly.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Amasai appears in 1 Chronicles 6:35, 1 Chronicles 12:18.
- 1 Chronicles 6:35
- 1 Chronicles 12:18
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Amasai’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Amasai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Attai
“timely” · “opportune”
80% boys · 20% girls
Aapeli
Aapeli is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.
>99% boys
Maadai
“slippery” · “my stumble”
>99% boys
Tattenai
“teaching” · “gift”
>99% boys
Amalek
“people that wring”
>99% boys
Arphaxad
“boundary of the Chaldeans”
>99% boys
Barzillai
“ironlike” · “Iron of Yah”
>99% boys