Nahath
נַ֫חַתStrong’s H5184nachat (na-chat)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “nahath”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.”
Meaning
- One of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau
- A Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah
- An Levite overseer in the time of Hezekiah
- One of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau
- A Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah
- An Levite overseer in the time of Hezekiah
How it's translated
- nahath 3
- and nahath 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- 1 Chronicles 1:37The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
- 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
נַ֫חַת nachat · Nahath
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.13; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Nahath = "rest" 1) one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau 2) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah 3) an Levite overseer in the time of Hezekiah
נַ֫חַת nachat · Nahath
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13 § Nahath = "rest" 1) one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau 2) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah 3) an Levite overseer in the time of 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.