Tsillᵉthay — H6769

Definition

masculine proper noun

Tsillethai, the name of two Israelites

1. Zilthai = "dark"
2. a Benjamite of the sons of Shimhi
3. a Manassite and commander of thousands who came to David at Ziklag

Usually translated as

Zilthai

Origin

from the feminine of H6738; shady

• Derived from Tsêl (H6738)

Occurrences

Tsillᵉthay occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2)

• 1 Chronicles 8:20 — And Elienai, and Zilthai (וְצִלְּתַ֖י), and Eliel,
• 1 Chronicles 12:20 — As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai (וְצִלְּתָ֑י), captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.