Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3501: יִתְרָא

Yithrâʼ · pronounced yith-raw' · “Ithra”

Definition

Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite)

KJV translates it as: Ithra.

Word origin: by variation for H3502 (יִתְרָה);

Extended definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; married to Abigail (H0026H);
father of: Amasa (H6021); also called Ithra at 2Sa.17.25;
Another name of ye.ter (יֶ֫תֶר "Jether" H3500H)
§ Ithra = "abundance"
father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army; also 'Jether'

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3501 is translated

  • was jether ×1

Bible verses with H3501 (Yithrâʼ)

Yithrâʼ appears in 1 verse.

  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.