H2575b H2575b
Chamath (or Hamath), father of the Rechabite house
This Chamath (distinct from the Syrian city Hamath) was the father of the house of Rechab according to 1 Chronicles 2:55. The Rechabites were a nomadic or semi-nomadic group known for their strict vows, including abstaining from wine and refusing to build houses. Jeremiah 35 famously uses their covenant faithfulness as a rebuke to Judah's unfaithfulness. This genealogical note connects the Rechabites to Judah's family tree.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying the ancestor of the Rechabite movement. 1 Chronicles 2:55 places him in Judah's genealogy, specifically connected to the families of scribes at Jabez. The preposition 'from Chamath' may indicate geographic origin or descent. The Chronicler includes this detail to show how the Rechabites, though distinctive in lifestyle, were integrated into Israel's tribal structure. Their ancestor's name is distinct from the northern Syrian city. 1×
AR["مِن-حَمّات"]·ben["হম্মৎ-থেকে"]·DE["[מחמת]"]·EN["from-Chamath"]·FR["[מחמת]"]·heb["מ-חמת"]·HI["हम्मत-से"]·ID["dari-Hamat"]·IT["[מחמת]"]·jav["saking-Hamat"]·KO["에서-함맞"]·PT["de-Chamat"]·RU["отца"]·ES["de-Jamat"]·SW["kutoka-Hamathi"]·TR["Hammat'tan"]·urd["سے-حمت"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. חַמַּת n.pr.m. father of the house of Rechab 1 Ch 2:55.