H3501 H3501
Yitra, father of Amasa; alternate form of Jether
Yitra appears in 2 Samuel 17:25 as the father of Amasa, David's nephew who briefly served as army commander during Absalom's rebellion. This name is an alternate form of Jether, the same individual mentioned elsewhere in Samuel. The variation in spelling (Yitra vs. Yether/Jether) reflects common Hebrew phonetic interchanges. Amasa's parentage is significant because it connects him to David's extended family, making the civil war dimension of Absalom's revolt particularly tragic.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of Amasa's father in 2 Samuel 17:25. Cross-reference with BDB shows this is variant spelling of 'Jether.' The consistent transliteration across languages (Yitrá in Spanish, Yitra in French/German/English) maintains the Hebrew form, though some English versions use 'Ithra' following different vocalization traditions. 1×
AR["يِتْرا"]·ben["যিৎরা"]·DE["Yitra"]·EN["Yitra"]·FR["Yitra"]·heb["יתרא"]·HI["इत्रा"]·ID["Yitra"]·IT["Yitra"]·jav["Yitra"]·KO["이드라"]·PT["Yitra"]·RU["Ифра"]·ES["Yitrá"]·SW["Ithra"]·TR["Yitra"]·urd["یترا"]
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
† יִתְרָא n.pr.m. father of Amasa 2 S 17:25 (v. iii. יֶתֶר 3).