4287. Machath
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Machath: Machath

Original Word: מַחַת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Machath
Pronunciation: mah-khath'
Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ath)
Definition: Machath
Meaning: Machath

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mahath

Probably from machah; erasure; Machath, the name of two Israelites -- Mahath.

see HEBREW machah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chathah
Definition
two Levites
NASB Translation
Mahath (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַ֫חַת proper name, masculine (perhaps from מַחֲתֶה thing seized) — Levites:

a. 1 Chronicles 6:20, ᵐ5 Μεθ, A Μααθ, ᵐ5L Αμιωθ.

b.2Chronicles 29:12; 31:13, ᵐ5 Μααθ, Μαεθ, ᵐ5L Μααθ, Ααθ.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root חָתַת (chathath), meaning "to terrify" or "to break down."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Machath, as it is a specific proper noun unique to the Hebrew genealogical context. However, the concept of Levitical service and lineage can be related to Greek terms associated with priesthood and temple service, such as ἱερεύς (hiereus, Strong's Greek 2409) for "priest."

Usage: The name Machath appears in the genealogical records of the Levites. It is specifically mentioned in the context of the descendants of Merari, one of the three main divisions of the Levites.

Context: Machath is a Levite mentioned in the genealogical lists of the tribe of Levi. The name appears in 1 Chronicles 6:35 (BSB), where it is listed among the descendants of Merari, the son of Levi. The Levites were set apart for religious duties and temple service in ancient Israel. The genealogical records in 1 Chronicles serve to establish the lineage and duties of the Levitical families, emphasizing their role in the worship and religious life of Israel. Machath, as a descendant of Merari, would have been part of the group responsible for the care and transportation of the tabernacle and its furnishings during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings and later in the temple service.

Forms and Transliterations
וּמַ֖חַת ומחת מַ֖חַת מַ֣חַת מחת ma·ḥaṯ Machat maḥaṯ ū·ma·ḥaṯ uMachat ūmaḥaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 6:35
HEB: אֶלְקָנָ֔ה בֶּן־ מַ֖חַת בֶּן־ עֲמָשָֽׂי׃
NAS: the son of Mahath, the son
KJV: the son of Mahath, the son
INT: of Elkanah the son of Mahath the son of Amasai

2 Chronicles 29:12
HEB: וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ הַ֠לְוִיִּם מַ֣חַת בֶּן־ עֲמָשַׂ֞י
NAS: arose: Mahath, the son
KJV: arose, Mahath the son
INT: arose the Levites Mahath the son of Amasai

2 Chronicles 31:13
HEB: וֶאֱלִיאֵ֣ל וְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּ וּמַ֖חַת וּבְנָיָ֑הוּ פְּקִידִ֗ים
NAS: Ismachiah, Mahath and Benaiah
KJV: and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah,
INT: Eliel Ismachiah Mahath and Benaiah overseers

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4287
3 Occurrences


ma·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.
ū·ma·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.















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