- Original: מתני - Transliteration: Mithniy - Phonetic: mith-nee' - Definition: Mithnite = athlete 1. unknown derivation a. used in description of Joshaphat, one of David's guards - Origin: probably patrial from an unused noun meaning slenderness - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Probably patrial from an unused noun meaning slenderness; a Mithnite or inhabitant of methen: - Mithnite. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Mithnite, 1 1 Chronicles 11:43