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NAVE: Ithrites
EBD: Ithrite
SMITH: ITHRITE
ISBE: ITHRITE
Ithrite
In Bible versions:
Ithrite: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEVIthrites: NET NIV
member(s) of a clan of Judah in Kiriath-Jearim
Hebrew
Strongs #03505: yrty Yithriy
Ithrite = "a remnant: excellence"1) a descendant of Jether
3505 Yithriy yith-ree'
patronymically from 3500; a Jithrite or descendant ofJether:-Ithrite.
see HEBREW for 03500
Ithrite [EBD]
two of David's warriors so designated (2 Sam. 23:38; 1 Chr. 11:40).
ITHRITE [SMITH]
(belonging to Jether), The, the designation of two of the members of David?s guard, Ira and Gareb. (2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40) They may have come from Jattir, in the mountains of Judah. (B.C 1046.)ITHRITE [ISBE]
ITHRITE - ith'-rit (yithri, "excellence," "preeminence"): A family in Israel, whose home was Kiriath-jearim (1 Ch 2:53). Among the 37 heroes of David, two are mentioned who belonged to this family, Ira and Gareb (2 Sam 23:38; 1 Ch 11:40).