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יִתְרָא
yit.ra
H3501
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Ithra

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yit.ra is the proper name of the Ishmaelite identified as Amasa's father.

The attested use is a proper name in a family identification: 2 Samuel 17:25 names the Ishmaelite who is Amasa's father.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Amasa's parentage · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 2 Samuel 17:25, where it identifies the Ishmaelite named as Amasa's father. In 2 Samuel 17:25 the APB renders the family statement, "Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Ishmaelite."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 17:25, the APB presents the name as "Ithra" in identifying Amasa's father.

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