Ithream
ith'-re-am (yithre`am, "residue of the people"): The 6th son born to David at Hebron. His mother's name was Eglah (2Sa 3:5;1Ch 3:3).
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Ithrite
ith'-rit (yithri, "excellence," "preeminence"): A family in Israel, whose home was Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:53). Among the 37 heroes of David, two are mentioned who belonged to thi...
Ittah-Kazin
it-a-ka'-zin (`ittah qatsin):Jos 19:13the King James Version for Eth-kazin. Ittah is correctly Eth with He locale, meaning "toward Eth."
Ittai
it'-a-i, it'-i ('ittay, 'ithay):(1) A Gittite or native of Gath, one of David's chief captains and most faithful friends during the rebellion of Absalom (2Sa 15:11-22;18:2,4,12)...
Ituraea
it-u-re'-a (Itouraia):1. The Word an Adjective:The term occurs only once in Scripture, in the definition of Philip's territory: tes Itouraias kai Trachonitidos choras, which the...
Ivah
i'-va.SeeIVVAH.
Ivory
i'-vo-ri (1) shen, "tooth" (translated "ivory,"1Ki 10:18;22:39;2Ch 9:17;Ps 45:8;So 5:14;7:4;Eze 27:6,15;Am 3:15;6:4);(2) shenhabbim; Septuagint odontes elephdntinoi, "elephants'...
Ivory, Tower Of
(mighdal hashen): InSo 7:4the neck of the Shulammite is compared in whiteness and stateliness to a (or the) tower of ivory. The definite article may suggest that the comparison ...
Ivvah
iv'-a (`iwwah; Aba (= Ava), Aua,2Ki 18:34, Oudou,2Ki 19:13, apparently due to a misreading): The name is wanting in the Massoretic Text and Septuagint ofIsa 36:19.Ivvah was a ci...
Ivy
i'-vi (kissos): The only mention of the word in all the sacred writings is in 2 Macc 6:7 in connection with the oppression of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes: "On the day of the...
Iyar
e-yar'.SeeIYYAR.
Iye-Abarim
i-ye-ab'-a-rim (`iye ha-`abharim, "the heaps of the Abarim"; the King James Version Ije-abarim; inNu 21:11the Septuagint reads Codex Vaticanus, Chalglei): A place in the journey...
Iyim
i'-yim (iyim, "heaps"--the form of which, `iye, is the construct):(1) A short form of the name Iye-abarim (Nu 33:45).(2) A town in the territory of Judah (Jos 15:29; English Ver...
Iyyar
e-yar' (iyar; Iar): The 2nd month of the Jewish year, corresponding to May. It is not mentioned in the Bible.SeeCALENDAR.
Izehar
iz'-e-har, i'-ze-har (Nu 3:19the King James Version).SeeIZHAR.
Izhar
iz'-har (yitshar, "the shining one"):(1) The father of Korah (Nu 16:1), descended from a Kohathite Levite of this name, whose descendants formed a family, in the tribe of Levi (...
Izharites
iz'-har-its (yitshari): The descendants of Izhar, son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi (Nu 3:19,27). In David's reign some of these were "over the treasures of the house of Yahwe...
Izliah; Jezliah
iz-li'-a (yizli'ah, "Yah delivers"; the King James Version): A son of Elpaal, of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:18).
Izrahiah
iz-ra-hi'-a (yizrachyah, "Yah appears, or shines"):(1) A descendant of Issachar, grandson of Tola, only son of Uzzi (1Ch 7:3).(2) The leader of the singing at the purification o...
Izrahite
iz'-ra-hit (yizrach, "rising, shining"): Shamhuth, the captain of the 5th monthly course (1Ch 27:8), is called an "Izrahite." The name may be derived from the town or family of ...
Izri
iz'-ri (yitsri, "creator," "former"): A man of the "sons of Jeduthun," leader of the fourth band of musicians, who served in the sanctuary (1Ch 25:11). Identical with Zeri (25:3).
Izziah
iz-i'-a (yizziyah, "Yah unites"; the King James Version Jeziah): One of the faithful Jews who put away their foreign wives. He belonged to the family of Parosh (Ezr 10:25; 1 Esd...