Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(who excels). (1) Son of Gideon (Judg. 8:20). (2) Father of Amasa (1 Chron. 2:17). (3) Others (1 Chron. 2:32; 4:17; 7:38).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Gideon’s firstborn son (Judg. 8:20).
2. An Ishmeelite, father of Amasa (1 Kings 2:5,32; 1 Chron. 2:17). He is called ITHRA, an Israelite, in 2 Samuel 17:25. He may have been an Ishmaelite by birth, and have become a proselyte.
3. Son of Jada, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:32).
4. Son of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 4:17).
5. Descendant of Asher (1 Chron. 7:38).
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
a remnant: excellence