5184. Nachath
Lexicon
Nachath: Rest, quietness, tranquility, descent

Original Word: נַחַת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Nachath
Pronunciation: NAH-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (nakh'-ath)
Definition: Rest, quietness, tranquility, descent
Meaning: Nachath

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nahath

The same as Nachath; quiet; Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites -- Nahath.

see HEBREW Nachath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nacheth
Definition
an Edomite, also two Isr.
NASB Translation
Nahath (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. נַ֫חַת proper name, masculine 1. son of Reuel, grandson of Esau Genesis 36:13,17 (P; ᵐ5 Ναχομ, Ναχοθ ᵐ5L Ναχεθ), 1 Chronicles 1:37 (ᵐ5 Ναχες, A ᵐ5L Ναχεθ).

2 grandson of Elkanah 1 Chronicles 6:11, ᵐ5 Καιναθ, ᵐ5L Νααθ; — probably corrupt for תּוֺחַ v.1 Chronicles 6:19, or תֹּחוּ 1 Samuel 1:1 (see these words and Wede Gent. 37 f. [who proposes תַּחַת for נַחַת], Dr1Samuel 1:1).

3 an overseer, Hezekian's time2Chronicles 31:13, ᵐ5 Μαεθ, A Ναεθ, ᵐ5L Νααθ.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root נוּחַ (nuach), meaning "to rest" or "to settle."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Greek entries for the Hebrew name Nachath, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: The name Nachath appears in genealogical contexts within the Old Testament, specifically in the lineage of the tribe of Judah.

Context: • Nachath is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah. He is identified as a descendant of Zerah, one of the sons of Judah. The name appears in 1 Chronicles 6:26 (BSB), where it is listed among the descendants of Levi, indicating a possible Levitical connection or a scribal variation in the genealogical records. The name Nachath signifies a sense of rest or tranquility, reflecting the root meaning of the word. This name is part of the broader narrative of the tribes of Israel and their genealogical records, which were crucial for maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights.

Forms and Transliterations
וְנַ֥חַת וְנַ֨חַת ונחת נַ֙חַת֙ נַ֥חַת נחת na·ḥaṯ Nachat naḥaṯ veNachat wə·na·ḥaṯ wənaḥaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 36:13
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה
NAS: of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah,
KJV: of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah,
INT: are the sons of Reuel Nahath and Zerah Shammah

Genesis 36:17
HEB: עֵשָׂ֔ו אַלּ֥וּף נַ֙חַת֙ אַלּ֣וּף זֶ֔רַח
NAS: son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah,
KJV: son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah,
INT: Esau's chief Nahath chief Zerah

1 Chronicles 1:37
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י רְעוּאֵ֑ל נַ֥חַת זֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֥ה
NAS: of Reuel [were] Nahath, Zerah,
KJV: of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah,
INT: the sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah

1 Chronicles 6:26
HEB: צוֹפַ֥י בְּנ֖וֹ וְנַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃
NAS: his son and Nahath his son,
KJV: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
INT: Zophai the sons and Nahath his son

2 Chronicles 31:13
HEB: וִֽיחִיאֵ֡ל וַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּ וְנַ֨חַת וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜ל וִֽירִימ֤וֹת
NAS: Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel,
KJV: and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel,
INT: Jehiel Azaziah Nahath Asahel Jerimoth

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5184
5 Occurrences


na·ḥaṯ — 3 Occ.
wə·na·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.















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