Lexical Definition

‎יַתִּיר‎ Yattîyr (yat-teer') Jattir ^N:N--L
from ‎יָתַר‎; redundant

Jattir.

• § Jattir = "plenty"
• Jattir, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the mountains of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יַתִּיר‎, ‎יַתִּר‎ proper name, of a location town in Judah (√ dubious); — ‎יַתִּיר‎ Josh 15:48, ᵐ5 Ι(ε)θερ; elsewhere ‎יַתִּר‎, Levitical city Josh 21:14 (both P), ᵐ5 Αιλωμ, A ᵐ5^L Ιεθερ, 1Chr 6:42*, ᵐ5 [1Chr 6:43](/btb/not_created.html)*] Ιεθθαρ, A Ιεθερ; probably = ‎יַתִּר‎ 1Sam 30:27, ᵐ5 Γεθθορ, A Ειεθερ; — acc, to Onom. = Ιεθειρα, village 20 miles from Eleuthropolis, Lag^{Onom. 266, 133}; ed. 2; identified by Rob^{BR. i, 494} (who, however, questions ‎(עׅ‎ = ‎י‎) Bd^{Pal. 3, 153} with 'Attîr, halfway between Hebron and Milh; so, 'perhaps,' Buhl^{Geogr. § 91, p. 164}; this not certain, compare Di.

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Jattir • A town in the hill country of Judah

Jattir, a town in the hill country of Judah, later a Levitical city.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.15.48;
• only referred to as Jattir יַתִּיר.
  

Jattir was a town located in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:48). It was later designated as a Levitical city and given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57). During David's reign, when he was distributing the spoils from his victory over the Amalekites, Jattir was one of the towns that received a share (1 Samuel 30:27). This suggests that Jattir had been loyal to David and supported him during his time of need. The exact location of Jattir is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the southern part of Judah.

All entries for Jattir: יַתִּיר