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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”

Example Sentences

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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

Ever since the Lord commanded Jonah, the son of Amittai, to arise and go to Nineveh, and the Hebrew preacher took passage aboard the ship of Tarshish instead, there has been trouble.

From Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Runciman, Walter

Jonah, the son of Amittai, was a prophet of the Northern Kingdom in the days of Jeroboam II., far back in the ninth century.

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington

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 Tidwell, Josiah Blake