Word Summary
Amittay: "true", the father of Jonah
Original Word: אֲמִתַּיTransliteration: Amittay
Phonetic Spelling: (am-it-tah'ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "true", the father of Jonah
Meaning: Amittai -- "true", the father of Jonah
Strong's Concordance
Amittai
From 'emeth; veracious; Amittai, an Israelite -- Amittai.
see HEBREW 'emeth
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H573. Amittay
אֲמִתַּי proper name, masculine (TRUE, from אֱמֶת by adjective affix י-) father of the prophet Jonah 2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1.