Mahath
מַ֫חַתStrong’s H4287machat (ma-chat)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Machat is the Hebrew word usually translated “mahath”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,”
Meaning
- A Kohathite Levite of the house of Korah
- A Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah
- A Kohathite Levite of the house of Korah
- A Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah
How it's translated
- mahath 2
- and mahath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
- 2 Chronicles 31:13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
Hebrew dictionary
מַ֫חַת machat · Mahath
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; son of: Amasai (H6022J) § Mahath = "grasping" 1) a Kohathite Levite of the house of Korah 2) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah
מַ֫חַת machat · Mahath
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13 § Mahath = "grasping" 1) a Kohathite Levite of the house of Korah 2) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah
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.