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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(Jer. 38:1¹Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, (Jeremiah 38:1)). [JEHUCAL.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Designation of Ira and Gareb, two of David’s mighty men, described as among “the families of Kirjath-jearim,” which links them with Judah (2 Sam. 23:38³⁸Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, (2 Samuel 23:38); 1 Chron. 2:53⁵³And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. (1 Chronicles 2:53); 1 Chron. 11:40⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (1 Chronicles 11:40)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3505 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yithriy

Phonic:

yith-ree’

Meaning:

patronymically from 3500; a Jithrite or descendant of Jether

KJV Usage:

Ithrite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Jether

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Excelling; remaining:―descendant of Jether; native of Jattir, 2 Sam. 23:38. {Excellens}