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Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3189

יַ֫חַת

ya.chat · “Jahath”

Used 8 times across 2 books

Definition
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.2;
son of: Haroeh (H7204);
father of: Ahumai (H0267) and Lahad (H3855)
§ Jahath = "He will snatch up"
1) son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
2) a son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
3) a Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
4) a Levite and son of Shelomoth
5) a Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
Where it appears
1 Chronicles
7
2 Chronicles
1
In the text
1 Chronicles 4:2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.1 Chronicles 6:5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,1 Chronicles 6:28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.1 Chronicles 23:10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.1 Chronicles 23:11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.1 Chronicles 24:22Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.2 Chronicles 34:12And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

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