HebrewH3501Proper Noun (Masculine)
יִתְרָא
yit.ra
“Ithra”
1Occurrences
H3501Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite)
by variation for H3502 (יִתְרָה);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; married to Abigail (H0026H); father of: Amasa (H6021); also called Ithra at ; Another name of ye.ter (*יֶ֫תֶר *"Jether" H3500H) § Ithra = "abundance" father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army; also 'Jether'
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יִתְרָא appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
2 Samuel 17:25BSB
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
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