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Shitrai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(scribe). Keeper of David’s herds in Sharon (1 Chron. 27:29²⁹And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: (1 Chronicles 27:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The Sharonite who was chief herdsman of David at Sharon (1 Chron. 27:29²⁹And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: (1 Chronicles 27:29)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7861 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Shitray

Phonic:

shit-rah’-ee

Meaning:

from the same as 7860; magisterial; Shitrai, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Shitrai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my officers

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The Lord reigns; Jah is arbitrator:―a Sharonite who was the keeper of David’s herds, 1 Chron. 27:29. {Dominus regnat}