BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2410
cha.ti.ta — Hatita
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.42 § Hatita = "exploring" head of a family of Levitical porters or gate-keepers who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
