GAREB

ga'-reb (garebh): One of David's "mighty men of the armies" (2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40), an "Ithrite," i.e. a member of one of the families of Kiriath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:53). Some, however, read ha-yattiri for ha-yithri, thus making him a native of Jattir.

See IRA .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.