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Lexicon :: Strong's H558 - 'ămaṣyâ

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אֲמַצְיָה
Transliteration
'ămaṣyâ
Pronunciation
am-ats-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲמַצְיָה ʼĂmatsyâh, am-ats-yaw'; or אֲמַצְיָהוּ ʼĂmatsyâhûw; from H553 and H3050; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites:—Amaziah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x

The KJV translates Strong's H558 in the following manner: Amaziah (40x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x
The KJV translates Strong's H558 in the following manner: Amaziah (40x).

  1. Amaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"

    1. a king of Judah, son Joash, father of Azariah

    2. a priest of Bethel under Jeroboam II

    3. father of Joshah, of the tribe of Simeon

    4. a Levite tabernacle singer in David's day

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲמַצְיָה ʼĂmatsyâh, am-ats-yaw'; or אֲמַצְיָהוּ ʼĂmatsyâhûw; from H553 and H3050; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites:—Amaziah.
STRONGS H558: Abbreviations
אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ, אֲמַצְיָה proper name, masculine (י׳ has been)
1. king of Judah, son of Joash, father of Azariah; אֲמַצְיָהוּ 2 Kings 14:1, 9 + 8 times 2 Kings 14; 2 Kings 15:3; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Chronicles 24:27; 25:1 + 15 times 2 Chronicles 24; 26:1, 4; אֲמַצְיָה 2 Kings 12:22 [2 Kings 12:21]; 2 Kings 13:12; 2 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 15:1.
2. אֲמַצְיָה, a Simeonite 1 Chronicles 4:34.
3. id., a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:30.
4. priest of Bethel, under Jeroboam II, Amos 7:10, 12, 14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

12:21; 13:12; 14; 14:1; 14:8; 14:9; 15:1; 15:3

1 Chronicles

3:12; 4:34; 6:30

2 Chronicles

24; 24:27; 25:1; 26:1; 26:4

Amos

7:10; 7:12; 7:14

H558

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H558 matches the Hebrew אֲמַצְיָה ('ămaṣyâ),
which occurs 40 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:21 - The assassins were Jozacar[fn] son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:12 - The rest of the events in Jehoash’s reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:1 - Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash[fn] of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:8 - One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:11 - But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13 - King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he marched to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet[fn] of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:15 - The rest of the events in Jehoash’s reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:17 - King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:18 - The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:21 - All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah,[fn] as king in place of his father, Amaziah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:23 - Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, began to rule over Israel in the fifteenth year of King Amaziah’s reign in Judah. Jeroboam reigned in Samaria forty-one years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:1 - Uzziah[fn] son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:3 - He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:12 - Amaziah, Uzziah,[fn] Jotham,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:34 - Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:45 - Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:27 - The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:1 - Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin[fn] from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains[fn] for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:9 - Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?”
The man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:10 - So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:11 - Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13 - Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:14 - When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:15 - This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:17 - After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash,[fn] the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:20 - But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:21 - So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet[fn] of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:25 - King Amaziah of Judah lived on for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:26 - The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:27 - After Amaziah turned away from the LORD, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:1 - All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:4 - He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:10 - Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:12 - Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: “Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:14 - But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one.[fn] I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees.
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