Qŏhâthîy — H6956

Definition

adjective

a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath

1. Kohathites = see Kohath "assembly"
2. the descendants of Kohath, the 2nd son of Levi

Usually translated as

Kohathites

Origin

patronymically from H6955

• Derived from Qᵉhâth (H6955)

Occurrences

Qŏhâthîy occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (7), Joshua (2), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (3)

• Numbers 3:27 — And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִֽי).
• Numbers 3:30 — And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֑י) shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
• Numbers 4:18 — Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֑י) from among the Levites:
• Numbers 4:34 — And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֑י) after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
• Numbers 4:37 — These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֔י), all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
• Numbers 10:21 — And the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֔ים) set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
• Numbers 26:57 — And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֑י): of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
• Joshua 21:4 — And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֑י): and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
• Joshua 21:10 — Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֖י), who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33 — And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֔י): Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
• 1 Chronicles 6:54 — Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֔י): for theirs was the lot.
• 1 Chronicles 9:32 — And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֛י), were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
• 2 Chronicles 20:19 — And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֖ים), and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
• 2 Chronicles 29:12 — Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִי֒): 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 34:12 — And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites (הַקְּהָתִ֖ים), to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.