יַהַץYahats
proper name [of a location]: in Moab, site unknown (Isaiah 15:4; Jeremiah 48:34; Numbers 21:23; Deuteronomy 2:32; Judges 11:20)
Pronunciation: yah'-hats · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3096
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 21:23 But King Sihon refused to let them cross his territory. Instead, he mobilized his entire army and attacked Israel in the wilderness, engaging them in battle at Jahaz.
- Deuteronomy 2:32 “Then King Sihon declared war on us and mobilized his forces at Jahaz.
- Joshua 13:18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Judges 11:20 But King Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through his land. Instead, he mobilized his army at Jahaz and attacked them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:78 From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz,
- Isaiah 15:4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror. They will be helpless with fear.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).