jattir Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
jattir in Easton's Bible Dictionary
pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).
jattir in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(pre-eminent), a town of Judah in the mountain districts, #Jos 15:48| one of the group containing Socho, Eshtemoa, etc. See also #Jos 21:14; 1Sa 30:27; 1Ch 6:57| By Robinson it is identified with 'Attir, six miles north of Molada and ten miles south of Hebron.
jattir in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
JAT'TIR , a town of Judah in the mountain-districts, Josh 15:48; 2 Sam 21:14; David sent presents thither. 1 Sam 30:27; 1 Chr 6:57. Robinson identifies it with 'Attir, 6 miles north of Molada and 11 miles west of south of Hebron. Tristram noted there over 30 crypts, and found remains of terraces, many old wells, now dry and filled with rubbish, but only one modern building, a Moslem tomb.
jattir in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A town in the hills of Judah (Joshua 15:48), one of the nine allotted to the sons of Aaron (Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57). David sent presents there, from the Amalekite spoil (1 Samuel 30:27). Now ‘Attir, 10 miles S. of Hebron. The Ithrites Ira and Gareb were probably from Jattir.