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Ithra

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(plenty). David’s brother-in-law (2 Sam. 17:25²⁵And 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. (2 Samuel 17:25)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See JETHER.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3501 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yithra’

Phonic:

yith-raw’

Meaning:

by variation for 3502; Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite)

KJV Usage:

Ithra

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

abundance: excellence

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A remnant; excellent:―the father of Amasa by Abigail [JETHER], 2 Sam. 17:25. {Reliquum}