The meaning of “קְלִיטָא”
Understanding Qᵉlîyṭâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kelita. - § Kelita = "crippled" - Kelita, the name of three Israelites 1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of...
קְלִיטָא
Kelita. - § Kelita = "crippled" - Kelita, the name of three Israelites 1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 1a) also 'Kelaiah'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 10:23 | “Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.” Word: קְלִיטָא (Qᵉlîyṭâʼ) | |
| Nehemiah 8:7 | “Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.” Word: קְלִיטָא (Qᵉlîyṭâʼ) | |
| Nehemiah 10:10 | “And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,” Word: קְלִיטָא (Qᵉlîyṭâʼ) |