Ithai — the meaning of the Hebrew name אִתַּי

אִתַּי

ʼIttay · pronounced it-tah'ee · Strong's H863 · a man · also spelled Ittai

Ithai means near.

Built from

אֵת ʼêth (from, H854) — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or אִיתַי; from H854; near; Ittai or Ithai, the name of a Gittite and of an Israelite.

First appearance

2Sam 15:19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ithai

8 occurrences in 8 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 15:192Sam 15:212Sam 15:222Sam 18:22Sam 18:52Sam 18:122Sam 23:291Chr 11:31

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