HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2311
חַדְלָ֑י
chad.lay — Hadlai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; father of: Amasa (H6021H) § Hadlai = "rest of God" an Ephraimite
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Hadlai
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6021
עֲמָשָׂא
a.ma.sa — Amasa
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
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Resting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chr. 28:12.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.