Strong H4287H4287Gמַ֫חַת
Mahath
One of the 3 senses of Strong H4287
- Transliteration
- machath
- Pronunciation
- makh'-ath
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12;
son of: Amasai (H6022J)
son of: Amasai (H6022J)
Meaning of the name
Mahath = "grasping"
General definition
Probably from H4229; erasure;
{Machath} the name of two Israelites: - Mahath.
{Machath} the name of two Israelites: - Mahath.
In the biblical story
Mahath
Levite who helped purify the temple under Hezekiah
Mahath, a Levite, participated in the purification of the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah (2Ch.29.12).
In the Bible
Strong H4287G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mahath1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then 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: