H0573 H0573
Amittai (father of Jonah, name meaning 'true/faithful')
Amittai is remembered exclusively as the prophet Jonah's father. The name itself derives from 'emet' (truth), carrying the adjectival sense 'true' or 'faithful'—an ironic detail given Jonah's initial flight from divine commission.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Patronymic identifier appearing in 2 Kings 14:25 and Jonah 1:1, establishing Jonah's genealogical credentials. The name's etymology from 'truth' adds depth to the prophet's identity, though the father himself remains otherwise unknown. All major translations preserve the name with consistent transliteration. 2×
AR["أَمِتَّايَ"]·ben["অমিত্তয়ের"]·DE["Amittai"]·EN["Amittai"]·FR["Amittai", "Amittaï"]·heb["אמיתי"]·HI["अमित्तई-के", "अमित्तै-के"]·ID["Amitai"]·IT["Amittai"]·jav["Amitai"]·KO["아미덧이-의", "아미릿-의"]·PT["Amittai", "Amittay"]·RU["Амиттая"]·ES["Amitai"]·SW["Amitai"]·TR["Amittay'ın"]·urd["امتّی", "امتی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲמִתַּי n.pr.m. (true, from אֱמֶת by adj. affix -י) father of the prophet Jonah 2 K 14:25 Jon 1:1.