Kelita — the meaning of the Hebrew name קְלִיטָא

קְלִיטָא

Qᵉlîyṭâʼ · pronounced kel-ee-taw' · Strong's H7042 · a man

Kelita means maiming.

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קָלַט qâlaṭ (from, H7038) — to maim open in the lexicon ›

from H7038; maiming; Kelita, the name of three Israelites.

Ezra 10:23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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