Ittai
אִתַּיStrong’s H0863ittay (it-tay)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ittay is the Hebrew word usually translated “ittai”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.”
Meaning
- A Gittite commander from Gath in David's army
- One of David's 30 mighty warriors, a Benjamite
- A Gittite commander from Gath in David's army
- One of David's 30 mighty warriors, a Benjamite
How it's translated
- ittai 9
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 7
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 15:21And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
- 2 Samuel 15:22And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
- 2 Samuel 18:2And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
- 2 Samuel 18:5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 18:12And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 23:29Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
Hebrew dictionary
אִתַּי ittay · Ittai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.19 § Ittai or Ithai = "with me" 1) a Gittite commander from Gath in David's army 2) one of David's 30 mighty warriors, a Benjamite
אִתַּי ittay · Ittai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.29; son of: Ribai (H7380); also called Ithai at 1Ch.11.31; § Ittai or Ithai = "with me" 1) a Gittite commander from Gath in David's army 2) one of David's 30 mighty warriors, a Benjamite
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.