Jahath
יַ֫חַתStrong’s H3845yachat (ya-chat)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “libni”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.”
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 man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.29
How it's translated
- libni 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Exodus 1
- Numbers 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 3:18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 6:17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
Hebrew dictionary
יַ֫חַת yachat · Jahath
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096); father of: Jahath (H3189H), Libni (H3936H), Shimei (H8096G); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Ladan (KJV: Laadan) at 1Ch.23.7,9; 26.21; Another name of liv.ni (לִבְנִי "Libni" H3845G) § 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 …
לִבְנִי livni · Libni
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.29; son of: Mahli (H4249); brother of: Eleazar (H0499J) and Kish (H7027H); father of: Shimei (H8096M) § Libni = "white" the eldest son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
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.