Yachath — H3189

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jachath, the name of four Israelites

1. Jahath = "He will snatch up"
2. son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah
3. a son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi
4. a Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath
5. a Levite and son of Shelomoth
6. a Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah

Usually translated as

Jahath

Origin

from H3161; unity

• Derived from Yâchad (H3161)

Occurrences

Yachath occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (6), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 4:2 — And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath (יַ֔חַת); and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
• 1 Chronicles 4:2 — And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath (וְיַ֣חַת) begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
• 1 Chronicles 6:20 — Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath (יַ֥חַת) his son, Zimmah his son,
• 1 Chronicles 6:43 — The son of Jahath (יַ֥חַת), the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
• 1 Chronicles 23:10 — And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath (יַ֣חַת), Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 23:11 — And Jahath (יַ֣חַת) 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 24:22 — Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath (יָֽחַת).
• 2 Chronicles 34:12 — And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath (יַ֣חַת) 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.