Strong H4287H4287Hמַ֫חַת
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.31.13
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 assisted in distributing tithes during Hezekiah's reign.
Mahath, a Levite, helped distribute tithes in Hezekiah's time (2Ch.31.13).
In the Bible
Strong H4287H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mahath1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 31:13And 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.