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HebrewH4287Proper Noun (Masculine)

מַ֫חַת

ma.chat

2Occurrences
H4287Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Machath, the name of two Israelites

probably from H4229 (מָחָה); erasure;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Amasai (H6022J) § Mahath = "grasping" 1) a Kohathite Levite of the house of ) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

מַ֫חַת appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 29:12BSB

Then the Levites set to work:Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites;Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites;Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

2 Chronicles 31:13BSB

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.