אִתַּיʼIttay

Meanings

Same root

• אֵתʼêth · H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 15:19 Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, “Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile.
• 2 Samuel 15:21 But Ittai said to the king, “I vow by the Lord and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens—whether it means life or death.”
• 2 Samuel 15:22 David replied, “All right, come with us.” So Ittai and all his men and their families went along.
• 2 Samuel 18:2 He sent the troops out in three groups, placing one group under Joab, one under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and one under Ittai, the man from Gath. The king told his troops, “I am going out with you.”
• 2 Samuel 18:5 And the king gave this command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake, deal gently with young Absalom.” And all the troops heard the king give this order to his commanders.
• 2 Samuel 18:12 “I would not kill the king’s son for even a thousand pieces of silver,” the man replied to Joab. “We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, please spare young Absalom.’