Quick Definition
Kelita
Biblical Persons & Places
Kelita
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.8.7;
only referred to as Kelita (קְלִיטָא).
Strong's Definition
Kelita, the name of three Israelites
Derivation: from H7038 (קָלַט); maiming;
KJV Usage: Kelita.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Kelita = "crippled"
1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
1a) also 'Kelaiah'
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קְלִיטָא (qe.li.ta) — Kelita. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.8.7 § Kelita = "crippled" 1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 1a) also 'Kelaiah'
קְלִיטָא (qe.li.ta) — Kelita. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23; also called Kelita at Ezr.10.23; Another name of qe.la.yah (קֵלָיָה "Kelaiah" H7041) § Kelita = "crippled" 1) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 1a) also 'Kelaiah'
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קְלִיטָא n.pr.m. Levite base