are the names of the mighty men whom David had:...(29)...Itai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;". In 1 Chronicles Chapter 11: "(10) Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. (31) Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin." Shona name Itai is a Shona name, pronounced ("ee-tai"). The gender of the name usually depends on the spelling. As a masculine name it is usually spelt "Itai" and as a feminine name it is spelt 'Itayi". There is not much general difference in the two but a slight heaviness in the feminine version to emphasise the "y". But in the popular teenage culture of Zimbabwe this slight difference is often ignored. The word itself loosely translates to "will" or "do as you/we please". The exact meaning is subjective, with positive or negative connotations. The first, positive, meaning is that of a proud person/family with free will. The second, negative, meaning is that of a persecuted person/family surrendering their will to their persecutor. Whether the first or the second meaning is implied is usually dictated by a person's family background. Those born into good fortune usually bear the positive whilst those born into poverty usually bear the negative. Itai is the title for the leader of Afe Annang, the leader of the governing council of Annang people of the Akwa Akpa kingdom of Nigeria. Notable people Itai Anghel, Israeli correspondent and documentary filmmaker Itai Benjamini, Israeli mathematician at the Weizmann Institute of Science Itai Chammah, Israeli Olympic swimmer Itai Hagman, Argentine economist and politician Itai Keisuke (1956–2018), Japanese sumo wrestler Itai Maggidi, Israeli long-distance runner Itai Veruv, Israeli general Itai Yanai, American-Israeli biomedical scientist at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine Books of Samuel people Given names Gath (city)