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Tirathites <ref name="term_8922" /> | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37845" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' tı̄´rath ''''' - ''''' ı̄ts ''''' ( תּרעתים , <i> ''''' tir‛āthı̄m ''''' </i> ; | <p> Descendants from Tira, one of the three scribe families residing at [[Jabez]] ( 1 Chronicles 2:55). The other two were sprung from [[Shimea]] and Suchah. The [[Vulgate]] translation is not tenable, [[Tirathites]] ("the singers"), [[Shimeathites]] ("those repeating in song what they have heard"), and the [[Suchathites]] ("dwellers in tents"). </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68974" /> == | |||
<p> Designation of one of the families of scribes dwelling at Jabez. 1 Chronicles 2:55 . The signification of the term is not known. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54421" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> TIRATHITES </strong> . A family of scribes ( 1 Chronicles 2:55 ). </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44282" /> == | |||
1 Chronicles 2:55 | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8922" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' tı̄´rath ''''' - ''''' ı̄ts ''''' ( תּרעתים , <i> ''''' tir‛āthı̄m ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Ἀργαθιείμ , <i> ''''' Argathieı́m ''''' </i> ; Lucian, Θαραθεί , <i> ''''' Tharatheı́ ''''' </i> : A family of scribes that dwelt at Jabez ( 1 Chronicles 2:55 ). The three families mentioned in this verse (Tirathites, Shimathites and Sucathites) are taken by [[Jerome]] to be three different classes of religious functionaries - singers, scribes, recorders (" <i> canentes atque resonances et in tabernaculis commorantes </i> "). The [[Targum]] takes the same view, save that the "Sucathites" are those "covered" with a spirit of prophecy. Bertheau sees the Tirathites as "gate-keepers" (Aramaic תּרע , <i> ''''' tera‛ ''''' </i> = Heb שׁער , <i> ''''' sha‛ar ''''' </i> ). Keil holds the three names to be those of the descendants of unknown men named Tira, Shemei and Sucah. The passage seems too obscure to admit of interpretation. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_37845"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/tirathites Tirathites from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_68974"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/tirathites Tirathites from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54421"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/tirathites Tirathites from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_44282"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/tirathites Tirathites from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_8922"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/tirathites Tirathites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_8922"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/tirathites Tirathites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 15 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Descendants from Tira, one of the three scribe families residing at Jabez ( 1 Chronicles 2:55). The other two were sprung from Shimea and Suchah. The Vulgate translation is not tenable, Tirathites ("the singers"), Shimeathites ("those repeating in song what they have heard"), and the Suchathites ("dwellers in tents").
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
Designation of one of the families of scribes dwelling at Jabez. 1 Chronicles 2:55 . The signification of the term is not known.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
TIRATHITES . A family of scribes ( 1 Chronicles 2:55 ).
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
1 Chronicles 2:55
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
tı̄´rath - ı̄ts ( תּרעתים , tir‛āthı̄m ; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Ἀργαθιείμ , Argathieı́m ; Lucian, Θαραθεί , Tharatheı́ : A family of scribes that dwelt at Jabez ( 1 Chronicles 2:55 ). The three families mentioned in this verse (Tirathites, Shimathites and Sucathites) are taken by Jerome to be three different classes of religious functionaries - singers, scribes, recorders (" canentes atque resonances et in tabernaculis commorantes "). The Targum takes the same view, save that the "Sucathites" are those "covered" with a spirit of prophecy. Bertheau sees the Tirathites as "gate-keepers" (Aramaic תּרע , tera‛ = Heb שׁער , sha‛ar ). Keil holds the three names to be those of the descendants of unknown men named Tira, Shemei and Sucah. The passage seems too obscure to admit of interpretation.
