Ithra — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִתְרָא
יִתְרָא
Ithra means Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite).
Built from
יִתְרָה yithrâh — properly, excellence, i.e. (by implication) wealth open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
by variation for H3502; Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite).
First appearance
2Sam 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
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