cha.ti.ta identifies an ancestor or family name within lists of gatekeepers.

The term is attested as a proper name in gatekeeper-family lists, where the clauses name “the sons of Hatita” alongside other gatekeeper groups.

1. Name in a gatekeeper family list · dominant

   In Ezra 2:42, the proper noun occurs in the clause listing “the sons of Hatita” among the gatekeepers; the APB renders the list as including “the sons of Hatita.” Nehemiah 7:45 likewise places the proper noun in the gatekeeper list before its total is given.

   Ezra 2:42Nehemiah 7:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Ezra 2:42 and Nehemiah 7:45, the APB presents the name in the repeated phrase “the sons of Hatita” within lists of gatekeepers. The verse is read as a whole, but both verses plainly preserve the name in that family designation.