Topic
Izrahite
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 1 Chronicles 27:8Easton · Smith · ISBE
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
The designation of one of David’s officers (1 Chr. 27:8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
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.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.