3189. Yachath

Lexicon

Yachath: Jachath

Original Word: יַחַת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yachath
Pronunciation: yah'-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (yakh'-ath)
Definition: Jachath
Meaning: Jachath

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jahath

From yachad; unity; Jachath, the name of four Israelites -- Jahath.

see HEBREW yachad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chathah
Definition
"He will snatch up," the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Jahath (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יַ֫חַת proper name, masculine (perhaps for יַחְתֶּה, יַחֲתֶה he (God) will snatch up) —

1 grandson of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:2 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ιεθ, ᵐ5^L Ιαωθ.

2 Levites:

a. 1 Chronicles 6:5; 1 Chronicles 6:28, ᵐ5 Ιεεθ, ᵐ5^L Ιααθ.

b. 1 Chronicles 23:10,11, ᵐ5 Ιεθ, ᵐ5^L Ιειηλ.

c. 1 Chronicles 24:22, ᵐ5 Ιναθ, ᵐ5^L Ιααθ.

d.2Chronicles 34:12, ᵐ5 Ιε(θ), ᵐ5^L Ιαεθ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָחַת (yāḥat), which is not used in the Hebrew Bible.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name יַחַת (Jachath), as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: The name Jachath appears in the genealogies and lists of the descendants of Levi, specifically within the context of the Levitical families.

Context: • Jachath is mentioned in the genealogical records of the Levites, a tribe set apart for religious duties in ancient Israel. The name appears in several passages, indicating its significance within the Levitical lineage.
• In 1 Chronicles 4:2, Jachath is listed as a descendant of Judah, though this may refer to a different individual or a scribal error, as the primary association is with the Levites.
• In 1 Chronicles 6:20 (BSB), Jachath is identified as a son of Libni, a descendant of Gershon, the son of Levi: "The descendants of Gershom: Libni his son, Jachath his son."
• In 1 Chronicles 6:43 (BSB), Jachath is again mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites: "The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi."
• In 1 Chronicles 23:10 (BSB), Jachath is noted as a leader among the sons of Shimei, another descendant of Levi: "And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all."
• The name Jachath is significant in understanding the organization and lineage of the Levitical families, which played a crucial role in the religious and cultural life of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

וְיַ֣חַת ויחת יַ֔חַת יַ֣חַת יַ֥חַת יָֽחַת׃ יחת יחת׃ veYachat wə·ya·ḥaṯ wəyaḥaṯ ya·ḥaṯ yā·ḥaṯ Yachat yaḥaṯ yāḥaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 4:2
HEB: הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד
NAS: the father of Jahath, and Jahath
KJV: begat Jahath; and Jahath
INT: of Shobal became of Jahath and Jahath the father

1 Chronicles 4:2
HEB: אֶת־ יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־
NAS: of Jahath, and Jahath became the father
KJV: begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai,
INT: became of Jahath and Jahath the father of Ahumai

1 Chronicles 6:20
HEB: לִבְנִ֥י בְנ֛וֹ יַ֥חַת בְּנ֖וֹ זִמָּ֥ה
NAS: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah
KJV: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah
INT: Libni his son Jahath his son Zimmah

1 Chronicles 6:43
HEB: בֶּן־ יַ֥חַת בֶּן־ גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם
NAS: the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom,
KJV: The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom,
INT: the son of Jahath the son of Gershom

1 Chronicles 23:10
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְעִ֔י יַ֣חַת זִינָ֔א וִיע֖וּשׁ
NAS: of Shimei [were] Jahath, Zina,
KJV: of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina,
INT: the sons of Shimei Jahath Zina Jeush

1 Chronicles 23:11
HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ יַ֣חַת הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְזִיזָ֖ה
NAS: Jahath was the first and Zizah
KJV: And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah
INT: became Jahath was the first and Zizah

1 Chronicles 24:22
HEB: לִבְנֵ֥י שְׁלֹמ֖וֹת יָֽחַת׃
NAS: of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
KJV: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
INT: of the sons of Shelomoth Jahath

2 Chronicles 34:12
HEB: וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַלְוִיִּם֙
NAS: them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah,
KJV: and the overseers of them [were] Jahath and Obadiah,
INT: over foremen Jahath and Obadiah the Levites

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3189
8 Occurrences

wə·ya·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
ya·ḥaṯ — 7 Occ.