Jahath
יַ֫חַתStrong’s H3189yachat (ya-chat)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “jahath”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.”
Meaning
- Son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
- A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
- A Levite and son of Shelomoth
- A Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
- Son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
- A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
- A Levite and son of Shelomoth
- Son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
- A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
- A Levite and son of Shelomoth
- A Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
- Son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
- A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
- A Levite and son of Shelomoth
- A Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
- Son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
- A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
- A Levite and son of Shelomoth
- A Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
How it's translated
- jahath 7
- and jahath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 6
- 2 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
- 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.
Hebrew dictionary
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
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
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.20; son of: Shimei (H8096G); brother of: Jahath (H3189H), Zizah (H2126); Jeush@ (H3266J), Beriah (H1283J) father of: Zimmah (H2155G); Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096V) § 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 …
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.20; son of: Shimei (H8096G); brother of: Jahath (H3189H), Zizah (H2126); Jeush@ (H3266J), Beriah (H1283J) father of: Zimmah (H2155G); § 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
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.22; son of: Shelomith (H8019A) § 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
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.34.12 § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.