tir.a.ti denotes a named plural group listed among the families of scribes at Jabez.

The attested form identifies a plural named group within the families of scribes living at Jabez.

1. A named group among Jabez's scribal families · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 2:55, the masculine plural gentilic form occurs in a list of families of secretaries living at Jabez; the APB renders the group as “the Tirathites.”

   1 Chronicles 2:55

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 2:55, the APB presents the term as “the Tirathites” within a list of families.