Study Dictionary
Kelita
In Bible versions:
Kelita: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a Levite who put away his heathen wife
a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law
son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law
a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law
son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law
Hebrew
Strongs #07042: ajylq Q@liyta'
Kelita = "crippled"1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
1a) also 'Kelaiah'
7042 Qliyta' kel-ee-taw'
from 7038; maiming; Kelita, the name of threeIsraelites:-Kelita.
see HEBREW for 07038
Kelita [EBD]
dwarf, a Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people (Neh. 8:7; 10:10).