About Amitai

Hebrew Name

אֲמִתַּי

English Name

Amitai

Phonetic Spelling

a-mi-TAI
What does Amitai mean?
Truthful

וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־יוֹנָה בֶן־אֲמִתַּי לֵאמֹר׃

The word of Hashem came to Yona son of Amitai:

Jonah 1:1

Description about Amitai
He was the father of Jonah.
Attribute of Amitai
UNKNOWN
Where is Amitai in the Bible?
2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1
What did Amitai do in the Bible?
He was the father of Jonah the prophet, from Gat-Chefer. The rabbis teach that when a prophet is identified by his father (x son of y), it means that the father was also a prophet. As such, Amittai was also one of the prophets of Israel.
What does the Bible say about Amitai?
One of the prophets of Israel

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