AMASA

  

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AMASA

"AMASA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "sparing the people".

"AMASA" is a common misspelling or typo for: abase, amass, amassed, amasser, amaze, amiss, amuse.


Specialty Definition: AMASA

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Bible

Amasa burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr. 2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Sam. 19:13), who afterwards treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival (2 Sam. 20:4-12). (2.) A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Amasa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Amasa - burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr.
2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the
army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Sam. 19:13), who afterwards
treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival (2 Sam.
20:4-12). (2.) A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in
the reign of Ahaz. From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amasa."

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Crosswords: AMASA

Specialty definitions using "AMASA": NahashSheba. (references)
Non-English Usage: "AMASA" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (altar, home, pyre, refuge, sanctuary, shelter, structure for sacrifice).

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Commercial Usage: AMASA

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Books

  • Amasa La Masa (reference)

  • Amasa Walker's Splendid Garment (reference)

  • Delano's Voyages of Commerce and Discovery: Amasa Delano in China, the Pacific Islands, Australia, and South America, 1789-1807 (American Classics) (reference)

  • Frederick Amasa Coller, MD: Biography (reference)

  • Mama Amasa La Masa (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: AMASA

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Edwards Amasa Park, half-length portrait, profile to right. Credit: Library of Congress.

Str. Amasa Stone, after the launch. Credit: Library of Congress.

S.S. Amasa Stone. Credit: Library of Congress.

Amasa Bartlett in Way down East. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: AMASA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

amasa mi

19

amasa michigan

3

amasa

3
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Bible Trace: AMASA

LanguageDateSource2 Chronicles Chapter 28, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai anesthsan arconteV apo twn uiwn efraim oudia o tou iwanou kai baraciaV o tou mosolamwq kai ezekiaV o tou sellhm kai amasiaV o tou codli epi touV ercomenouV apo tou polemou
Latin405VulgateSteterunt itaque viri de principibus filiorum Ephraim Azarias filius Iohanan Barachias filius Mosollamoth Hiezechias filius Sellum et Amasa filius Adali contra eos qui veniebant de proelio
Middle English1395WyclifAnd so the men of the princis of the sonus of Effraym stodyn, Azarias, the sone of Johannan, Barachias, the sone of Mosollamoth, Jezechias, the sone of Sellum, and Amazias, the sone of Adaly, ayeyn hem that camen fro the bataile;
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
Victorian English1833WebsterThen certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war.
Basic English1964OgdenThen certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah, the son of Johanan, Berechiah, the son of Meshillemoth Jehizkiah, the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, put themselves against those who had come from the war,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: AMASA

Language2 Chronicles Chapter 28, Verse 12
CebuanoUnya may pipila sa mga pangulo sa mga anak sa Ephraim, si Azarias anak nga lalake ni Johanan, si Berechias anak nga lalake ni Mesillemoth, ug si Ezechias anak nga lalake ni Sallum, ug si Amasa anak nga lalake ni Hadlai, nanindog batok kanila nga nangabut gikan sa gubat.
CroatianTada ustadoše neki izmeðu glavara Efrajimovih sinova, i to Johananov sin Azarja, Mešilemotov sin Berekja i Šalumov sin Ezekija, Hadlajev sin Amasa, na one što su se vraæali s vojske.
DanishDa trådte nogle af Efraimiternes Overhoveder, Azarja, Johanans Søn, Berekja, Mesjillemots Søn, Hizkija, Sjallums Søn, og Amasa, Hadlajs Søn, frem for de hjemvendte Krigere
DutchToen maakten zich mannen op van de hoofden der kinderen van Efraim, Azaria, de zoon van Johanan, Berechja, de zoon van Mesillemoth en Jehizkia, de zoon van Sallum, en Amasa, de zoon van Hadlai, tegen degenen, die uit het heir kwamen.
FinnishSilloin muutamat efraimilaisten päämiehistä, Asarja, Joohananin poika, Berekia, Mesillemotin poika, Hiskia, Sallumin poika, ja Amasa, Hadlain poika, nousivat sotaretkeltä tulevia vastaan
FrenchQuelques-uns d`entre les chefs des fils d`Éphraïm, Azaria, fils de Jochanan, Bérékia, fils de Meschillémoth, Ézéchias, fils de Schallum, et Amasa, fils de Hadlaï, s`élevèrent contre ceux qui revenaient de l`armée,
GermanDa machten sich auf etliche unter den Vornehmsten der Kinder Ephraim: Asarja, der Sohn Johanans, Berechja, der Sohn Mesillemoths, Jehiskia, der Sohn Sallums, und Amasa, der Sohn Hadlais, wider die, so aus dem Heer kamen,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariEmpat tokoh dari Israel, yaitu Azarya anak Yohanam, Berekhya anak Mesilemot, Yehizkia anak Salum, dan Amasa anak Hadlai, juga menentang tindakan tentara yang pulang itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka pada ketika itu berbangkitlah beberapa orang dari pada segala penghulu bani Efrayim, yaitu Azarya bin Yohanan, dan Berekhya bin Mesilemot, dan Yehizkia bin Salum, dan Amasa bin Hadlai, lalu pergi mendapatkan segala orang yang datang dari pada tentara itu.
MaoriKatahi ka whakatika etahi o nga upoko o nga tama a Eparaima, a Ataria tama a Iehohanana, a Perekia tama a Mehiremoto, a Hetekia tama a Harumu, ratou ko Amaha tama a Hararai, ka tu atu ki te hunga i haere mai nei i te whawhai,
NorwegianDa var det nogen menn blandt overhodene for Efra'ims barn som trådte frem for dem som kom fra krigen - det var Asarja, Johanans sønn, Berekja, Mesillemots sønn, og Hiskias, Sallums sønn, og Amasa, Hadlais sønn -
PortugueseEntão alguns dos chefes dos efraimitas, a saber, Azarias, filho de Joanã, Berequias, filho de Mesilemote, Jeizquias, filho de Salum, e Amasa, filho de Hadlai, se levantaram contra os que voltavam da guerra,   
RumanianUnii dintre capii fiilor lui Efraim: Azaria, fiul lui Iohanan, Berechia, fiul lui Mewilemot, Ezechia, fiul lui Walum, wi Amasa, fiul lui Hadlai, s`au ridicat kmpotriva celor ce se kntorceau dela owtire,
SwedishNågra av huvudmännen bland Efraims barn, nämligen Asarja, Johanans son, Berekja, Mesillemots son, Hiskia, Sallums son, och Amasa, Hadlais son, stodo då upp och gingo emot dem som kommo från kriget

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: AMASA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-m-s"

-1 letter: amas.

-2 letters: aas, ama, mas.

-3 letters: aa, am, as, ma.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-a-m-s"
 

+1 letter: agamas, asrama, salaam, samara.

 

+2 letters: abomasa, armadas, asramas, atamans, hamadas, kamalas, mananas, maracas, marasca, marsala, mascara, mastaba, pajamas, panamas, sagaman, salaams, samaras, samsara, tamasha, taramas.

 

+3 letters: abomasal, adamants, alamedas, almanacs, amalgams, amanitas, anaemias, anagrams, atamasco, calamars, hammadas, jacamars, macadams, mahatmas, majaguas, malaccas, malangas, malarias, malvasia, mandalas, marantas, marascas, marsalas, mascaras, mastabah, mastabas, miasmata, patamars, salaamed, samsaras, tamaraos, tamaraus, tamashas, tambalas, tampalas, wadmaals, yamalkas, zamarras.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AMASA


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 4D 41 53 41

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01001101 01000001 01010011 01000001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 004D 0041 0053 0041

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3547355335

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Bible Trace
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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