Lexical Definition

‎חֲטִיטָא‎ Chăṭîyṭâʼ (khat-ee-taw') Hatita ^N:N-M-P
from an unused root apparently meaning to dig out; explorer

Hatita.

• § Hatita = "exploring"
• Chatita, a temple porter

1) head of a family of Levitical porters or gate-keepers who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.42

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲטִיטָא‎ proper name, masculine head of a Levitical family, returned exiles Ezra 2:42 ᵐ5 Ατητα, = Neh 7:45 ᵐ5 Ατειτα; in both A Ατιτα, ᵐ5^L Αζιζα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of gatekeepers who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hatita was an ancestor of gatekeepers who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. (Ezr.2.42; Neh.7.45)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.42;
• only referred to as Hatita חֲטִיטָא.

Hatita is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of gatekeepers who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. The gatekeepers were responsible for guarding the gates of the temple and maintaining order within its precincts. In the lists of returnees recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Hatita are mentioned among the gatekeepers. No further information about Hatita is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.42; Neh.7.45).

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