H573: אֲמִתַּי
ʼĂmittay · pronounced am-it-tah'ee · “Amittai”
Definition
Amittai, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Amittai.
Word origin: from H571 (אֶמֶת); veracious;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.14.25;
father of: Jonah (H3124)
§ Amittai = "my truth"
the father of Jonah the prophet
father of: Jonah (H3124)
§ Amittai = "my truth"
the father of Jonah the prophet
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H573 is translated
- amittai ×2
Bible verses with H573 (ʼĂmittay)
ʼămittay appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Kings 14:25
He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.
- Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,