Hatita

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hat'ita. (Exploring). Bene-Hatita, (that is, sons of Hatita), were among the "porters," (that is, the gate-keepers), who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel.  Ezra 2:42;  Nehemiah 7:45. (B.C. 536).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Hatita . Eponym of a guild of porters (  Ezra 2:42 ,   Nehemiah 7:45 ); called in 1Es 5:29 Ateta .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Ancestor of some door-keepers who returned from exile.  Ezra 2:42;  Nehemiah 7:4.5 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Ezra 2:42

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Ezra 2:42

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ha - tı̄´ta , hat´i - ta ( חטיטא , ḥăṭı̄ṭā' ): Head of a family among the "children of the porters" who returned from exile (  Ezra 2:42;  Nehemiah 7:45; 1 Esdras 5:28, "Ateta").

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

[some Hati'ta] (Heb. Chatita', חֲטַיטָא , Exploration; Sept. Ἀτιτά ), one of the "porters" (i.e. Levitical Temple-Janitors) whose posterity returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:42;  Nehemiah 7:45). B.C. ante 536.