Chăṭîyṭâʼ — H2410

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chatita, a temple porter

1. Hatita = "exploring"
2. head of a family of Levitical porters or gate-keepers who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Hatita

Origin

from an unused root apparently meaning to dig out; explorer

Occurrences

Chăṭîyṭâʼ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:42 — The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita (חֲטִיטָ֖א), the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
• Nehemiah 7:45 — The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita (חֲטִיטָ֖א), the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.