tirathites Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
tirathites in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TI'RATHITES , THE (gate), one of three families of Levites at Jabez. 1 Chr 2:55.
tirathites in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Descendants from Tira, one of the three scribe families residing at Jabez (1 Chronicles 2:55). The other two were sprung from Shimea and Suchah. The Vulgate translation is not tenable, Tirathites ("the singers"), Shimeathites ("those repeating in song what they have heard"), and the Suchathites ("dwellers in tents").