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HebrewH5184Proper Noun (Masculine)

נַ֫חַת

na.chat

4Occurrences
H5184Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

the same as H5183 (נַחַת); quiet;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Reuel (H7467); brother of: Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199) § Nahath = "rest" 1) one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of ) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah 3) an Levite overseer in the time of 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

נַ֫חַת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:37BSB

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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.

Genesis 36:13BSB

These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:17BSB

These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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