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Amittay <a href="../hebrew/574.htm" title="574">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Amittay: Amittai</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֲמִתַּי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Amittay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-MEET-tai<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(am-it-tah'ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Amittai<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Amittai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root אמן (aman), meaning "to be firm, faithful, true."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Amittai, as it is a Hebrew proper noun. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Ἀμαθί (Amathi).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Amittai is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "truthful" or "faithful," reflecting the root meaning of firmness and faithfulness. It is primarily known as the name of the father of the prophet Jonah.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics or divine attributes. The name Amittai, meaning "truthful" or "faithful," suggests a person of integrity and reliability. Amittai is mentioned in the context of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II, a time when prophets played a crucial role in guiding the people and conveying God's messages.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/571.htm">emeth</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"true," the father of Jonah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Amittai (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֲמִתַּי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> (<em>TRUE</em>, from <font class="hebrew2">אֱמֶת</font> by adjective affix <font class="hebrew2">י</font>-) father of the prophet Jonah <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jonah/1-1.htm">Jonah 1:1</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Amittai <p>From <a href="/hebrew/571.htm">'emeth</a>; veracious; Amittai, an Israelite -- Amittai. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/571.htm">'emeth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲמִתַּ֖י אֲמִתַּי֙ אמתי ’ă·mit·tay ’ămittay amitTai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 14:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יוֹנָ֤ה בֶן־ <b> אֲמִתַּי֙ </b> הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Amittai,</span> the prophet,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Amittai,</span> the prophet,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jonah the son <span class="itali">of Amittai</span> the prophet who<p><b><a href="/text/jonah/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jonah 1:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יוֹנָ֥ה בֶן־ <b> אֲמִתַּ֖י </b> לֵאמֹֽר׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jonah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Jonah the son <span class="itali">of Amittai</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/jonah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Amittai,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jonah the son <span class="itali">of Amittai</span> saying<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_573.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_573.htm">Strong's Hebrew 573<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/amittai_573.htm">’ă·mit·tay — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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