אִתַּי
it.tay
“Ittai”
Definition
Ittai or Ithai, the name of a Gittite and of an Israelite
or אִיתַי; from H854 (אֵת); near;
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
אִתַּי appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
“March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
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