נַחַתNachath
proper name, masculine: son of Reuel, grandson of Esau
Pronunciation: nakh'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5184
Meanings
2. grandson of Elkanah (1 Chronicles 6:11; 1 Chronicles 6:19; 1 Samuel 1:1)
3. an overseer, Hezekian's time (2 Chronicles 31:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:13 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- Genesis 36:17 The descendants of Esau’s son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- 1 Chronicles 1:37 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,
- 2 Chronicles 31:13 The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God.
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).