Yahats — H3096

H3096 · Hebrew — יהץ

Pronunciation: yah'-hats

Other spellings: Yahtsâh יַהְצָה

Definition

locative proper noun

Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan

  1. Jahaz or Jahazah or Jahzah = "trodden down"
  2. a place in Reuben east of the Dead Sea where Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites; site uncertain

Usually translated as

Jahaz, Jahazah, Jahzah

Origin

or Yahtsâh; or (feminine) Yahtsâh; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor

Occurrences

Yahats occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Y