indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts עמישדי(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsAmisadai, Ammisadai, Amishaddai, Ammishaday, Amishaday, Ammišaday
Meaning & History
Means "my kinsman is Shaddai" and consists of Hebrew עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, kinsman" with the suffix י (i) "my" and Shaddai being the other name of God (specifically the feminine aspect of God, because Shaddai means "breast"). In the Old Testament Ammishaddai was the father of Ahiezer the chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus according to Numbers 1:12 and Numbers 2:25.