Amasa'i or Amas'a-i. (burdensome).

1. A Kohathite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel. 1 Chronicles 6:25; 1 Chronicles 6:35.

2. Chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin, who deserted to David while an outlaw at Ziklag. 1 Chronicles 12:18. (B.C. 1060).

3. One of the priests who blew trumpets before the ark. 1 Chronicles 15:24.

4. Another Kohathite, in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chronicles 29:12.