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Amittai

American  
[uh-mit-ahy] / əˈmɪt aɪ /
Douay Bible, Amathi

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the father of Jonah.


Etymology

Origin of Amittai

From Hebrew Amittai “My truth”


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His survivors include their son, Amittai; their daughter, Edna Pressler; and his partner since 2016, Annabelle Weidenfeld.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

Even supposing that we do manage to discover some pitfalls in time, and act prudently to avoid them – Jonamine Bat Amittai: And we have already.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2012

His name means "done," and he is the son of Amittai.

From The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books by Josiah Blake Tidwell

Jonah was the son of Amittai of Gath-hepher, which place divines identify with Gittah-hepher of the Children of Zebulun.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Charles Bradlaugh

To the skeptic and railer, Amittai is as an unknown quantity in an algebraic problem.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Charles Bradlaugh

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