Dictionaries :: Izrahite

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Izrahite:

the designation of one of David's officers (1Ch 27:8).

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Izrahite:

iz'-ra-hit (yizrach, "rising, shining"): Shamhuth, the captain of the 5th monthly course (1Ch 27:8), is called an "Izrahite." The name may be derived from the town or family of Izrah, but more likely is a corruption of the word "Zerahite," descendant of Zerah of Judah.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Izrahite:

(descendant of Zerah) The, the designation of Shamhuth (1 Chronicles 27:8). Its real force probably Zerahite, that is, from the great Judaic family of Zerah.