Amasa
a.ma.sa is a proper name, chiefly identifying the man appointed over an army and later killed by Joab, and once another Ephraimite leader.
The name most often identifies the man called the son of Jether or Ithra, appointed over an army, sent to summon Judah, and killed by Joab; it also identifies Amasa son of Hadlai among Ephraimite leaders.
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Amasa, son of Jether or Ithra · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the man whom Absalom set over the army in place of Joab in 2 Samuel 17:25. In 2 Samuel 20:4 the APB renders the king's command to Amasa to summon Judah, while 2 Samuel 20:9 and 2 Samuel 20:10 place him in Joab's encounter and death; 1 Kings 2:32 recalls him as a commander of Judah's army.
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Amasa, son of Hadlai · rare
In 2 Chronicles 28:12, the Noun · Proper form identifies Amasa son of Hadlai as one of the Ephraimite leaders who confronted those returning from the army.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as the personal name “Amasa.” Across the verses, it names a man in genealogical notices, military assignments, a summons of Judah, and Joab's attack.