Strong H42873 sensesמַ֫חַת

Meaning of the name

The 3 senses of Strong H4287

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H4287 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Levite who helped purify the temple under HezekiahH4287G1 verse · 2 Chronicles
2. Levite who assisted in distributing tithes during Hezekiah's reign.H4287H1 verse · 2 Chronicles
3. Levite descendant of Kohath, son of ElkanahH4287I1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• mahath3

First verses

1. 1 Chronicles 6:35
   The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
2. 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: 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:
3. 2 Chronicles 31:13
   And 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.