Jahath

Levite, son of Shelomoth, descendant of Izhar.

A written article for Jahath is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jahath appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Jahath
    c. 1000 BC

Original word

  • יַחַת jahath
    H3189
Relationships
Father: Shelomith Father: Shelomoth Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
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Where Jahath appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 4

וּרְאָיָה בֶן-שׁוֹבָל הֹלִיד אֶת-יַחַת וְיַחַת הֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחוּמַי וְאֶת-לָהַד אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃
2
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 6

לְֽגֵרְשׁוֹם לִבְנִי בְנוֹ יַחַת בְּנוֹ זִמָּה בְנֽוֹ׃
20
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
בֶּן-יַחַת בֶּן-גֵּֽרְשֹׁם בֶּן-לֵוִֽי׃
43
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

1 Chronicles 23

וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעִי יַחַת זִינָא וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי-שִׁמְעִי אַרְבָּעָֽה׃
10
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
וַיְהִי-יַחַת הָרֹאשׁ וְזִיזָה הַשֵּׁנִי וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה לֹֽא-הִרְבּוּ בָנִים וַיִּֽהְיוּ לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָֽת׃
11
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.

1 Chronicles 24

לַיִּצְהָרִי שְׁלֹמוֹת לִבְנֵי שְׁלֹמוֹת יָֽחַת׃
22
Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.

2 Chronicles 34

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים עֹשִׂים בֶּֽאֱמוּנָה בַּמְּלָאכָה וַֽעֲלֵיהֶם׀ מֻפְקָדִים יַחַת וְעֹֽבַדְיָהוּ הַלְוִיִּם מִן-בְּנֵי מְרָרִי וּזְכַרְיָה וּמְשֻׁלָּם מִן-בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים לְנַצֵּחַ וְהַלְוִיִּם כָּל-מֵבִין בִּכְלֵי-שִֽׁיר׃
12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.