Bible Person

Hatita

Meaning: a bending of sin · Male · 2 cross references

Hatita is a porter or gatekeeper family name among the returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah. It belongs to the practical safeguarding and ordering of temple access in the restored community. First appears in Ezra 2:42.1

AI summary: Hatita matters because the cross references place the name among the gatekeepers whose service protected the order and functioning of worship after the exile. Restoration required not only leaders and singers but also families entrusted with access, movement, and daily sacred routine. Taken together, the material presents Hatita as a gatekeeper house contributing to the operational stability of restored temple life.1

Central Figure

Hatita

Meaning: a bending of sin

Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42).