Bible Dictionary

Hushathite

The name Hushathite means “Hushim, man of haste, or of silence”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(inhabitant of Hushah), The, the designation of two of the heroes of David’s guard.
  1. Sibbechai. (2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 11:29; 20:4; 27:11) Josephus, however, called him a Hittite.
  2. Mebunnai, (2 Samuel 23:27) a mere corruption of Sibbechai.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

hu'-shath-it, (chushathi, "a dweller in Hushah"?): The patronymic given in two forms, but probably of the same man, Sibbeccai, one of David's thirty heroes (2Sa 21:18; 1Ch 11:29; 20:4; 27:11), or Mebunnai as named in the parallel passage (2Sa 23:27).