Bible Dictionary

Haahashtari

The name Haahashtari means “a runner”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(the courier), a man or a family immediately descended from Ashur. "father of Tekoa," by his second wife Naarah. (1 Chronicles 4:6) (B.C. after 1450.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ha-a-hash'-ta-ri (ha'-achashtari, possibly a corruption of ha'-ashchuri): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 4:6). The name is probably corrupt. If the emendation suggested above is accepted, it means the Ashurites, and is a description of the preceding names.