קְלִיטָא
qe.li.ta
Kelita
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Kelita: A Proper Name in Biblical Text Based on the lexical data provided, **Kelita** (H7042G, קְלִיטָא) is a proper noun—a personal name—that appears exactly twice in the Hebrew Bible. As a proper name rather than a common word with semantic meaning, it does not carry a definition in the traditional sense of conveying an action, quality, or object. Instead, it functions as a designation for a specific individual within the biblical narrative. The limited frequency of occurrences (only two instances) suggests that Kelita was a relatively minor figure in biblical history, mentioned in only one or two textual passages. Without access to the specific biblical passages where this name appears, we cannot determine the individual's role, tribal affiliation, or historical significance from the lexical data alone. The name itself, being Hebrew in origin, would have had meaning to ancient Israelite audiences, though that etymological significance cannot be determined from this entry. The appearance of this proper name in the biblical text indicates that someone named Kelita held enough historical or narrative importance to warrant mention, yet the two-occurrence limit reflects a minor role compared to central biblical figures. For fuller understanding of this person's significance, one would need to examine the actual biblical passages in which the name appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people stayed in their place.
Nehemiah 10:10and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,