Jahath
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Jahath

broken in pieces; descending

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Jahath

(union).

  1. Son of Libni, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.)
  2. Head of a later house in the family of Gershom, being the eldest son of Shimei, the son of Laadan. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
  3. A man in the genealogy of Judah, (1 Chronicles 4:2) son of Reaiah ben-Shobal.
  4. A Levite, son of Shelomoth. (1 Chronicles 24:22)
  5. A Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah. (2 Chronicles 34:12) (B.C. 623.)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Union.

(1.) A son of Shimei, and grandson of Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:10).

(2.) One of the sons of Shelomoth, of the family of Kohath (1 Chronicles 24:22).

(3.) A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the overseers of the repairs of the temple under Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:12).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
JAHATH

ja'-hath (yachath, perhaps for yachteh, yachatheh, "he (God) will snatch up"):

(1) Son of Reaiah, son of Shobal, a descendant of Judah, and father of Ahumai and Lahad, the families of the Zorathites (1 Chronicles 4:2).

(2) A frequent name for a descendant of Levi:

(a) Son of Libni, son of Gershom, the eldest son of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:20, 43 (Hebrew 6:5, 28), where "son of Libni" is omitted).

(b) Son of Shimei, son of Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:10 f).

(c) One of the "sons" of Shelomoth, a descendant of Izhar, son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1 Chronicles 24:22).

(d) A descendant of Merari, the third son of Levi, and an overseer in the repairing of the temple in the reign of Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:12).

James Crichton

Strong's Hebrew
3189. Yachath -- "He will snatch up," the name of several ...
... Yachath. 3190 . "He will snatch up," the name of several Israelites. Transliteration:
Yachath Phonetic Spelling: (yakh'-ath) Short Definition: Jahath. ... Jahath. ...
/hebrew/3189.htm - 6k
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Josiah
... And 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 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah.htm

Thesaurus
Jahath (7 Occurrences)
... 12). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JAHATH. ja'-hath ... 12). James Crichton.
Multi-Version Concordance Jahath (7 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles ...
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Zizah (2 Occurrences)
... Zizah (2 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah
and Jeush and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei. (BBE). ...
/z/zizah.htm - 7k

Zo'rathites (2 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of
Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. ...
/z/zo'rathites.htm - 7k

Zoreathites (2 Occurrences)
... (DBY). 1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot
Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites. (DBY). ...
/z/zoreathites.htm - 7k

Zorathite (1 Occurrence)
... Zorathite (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father
of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. ...
/z/zorathite.htm - 6k

Zorathites (2 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV). 1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the
father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. ...
/z/zorathites.htm - 7k

Ziza (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah and Jeush and Beriah;
these four were the sons of Shimei. (Root in BBE DBY NIV). ...
/z/ziza.htm - 8k

Je'ush (9 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 23:10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush,
and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. (See RSV). ...
/j/je'ush.htm - 8k

Jeush (9 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV). 1 Chronicles 23:10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath,
Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. ...
/j/jeush.htm - 11k

Lahad (1 Occurrence)
... Lahad (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father
of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. ...
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Concordance
Jahath (7 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 4:2
Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:20
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 6:43
the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 23:10
The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 23:11
Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 24:22
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:12
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 others of the Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Jahath

Jahath: Name of Four Levites

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Re-ai'ah (4 Occurrences)

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Jahaz (8 Occurrences)

Begot (119 Occurrences)

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Jah (44 Occurrences)

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Zimmah (3 Occurrences)

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Overlook (7 Occurrences)

Obadi'ah (16 Occurrences)

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Iz'harites (3 Occurrences)

Izharites (4 Occurrences)

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Foremen (9 Occurrences)

Meshul'lam (23 Occurrences)

Musical (14 Occurrences)

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Assignment (1 Occurrence)

Superintend (4 Occurrences)

Shelo'moth (5 Occurrences)

Shelomoth (5 Occurrences)

Supervise (8 Occurrences)

Kohathite (18 Occurrences)

Oversight (23 Occurrences)

Meshullam (25 Occurrences)

Reckoning (32 Occurrences)

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Shim'ei (40 Occurrences)

Numbering (35 Occurrences)

Kohathites (18 Occurrences)

Playing (37 Occurrences)

Gershon (23 Occurrences)

Skillful (42 Occurrences)

Skill (26 Occurrences)

Skilled (44 Occurrences)

Kohath (30 Occurrences)

Skilful (38 Occurrences)

Direct (58 Occurrences)

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Expert (59 Occurrences)

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Reckoned (98 Occurrences)

Levi (79 Occurrences)

Understanding (248 Occurrences)

Counted (122 Occurrences)

Instruments (136 Occurrences)

Obadiah (21 Occurrences)

Business (147 Occurrences)

Music (143 Occurrences)

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)

Song (207 Occurrences)

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