H4287 H4287
Mahath (personal name: possibly 'seizing' or 'grasping')
A personal name borne by two Levites mentioned in Chronicles. The first Mahath appears in a genealogical list of Levites (1 Chronicles 6:35). The second, or possibly the same individual in different contexts, appears during Hezekiah's reforms as one of the Levites who helped consecrate the temple (2 Chronicles 29:12) and later served as an overseer of temple contributions (31:13). The name may derive from a root meaning to seize or grasp.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This proper name appears transliterated as 'Mahath, Majat' across languages. First Chronicles 6:35 places him in a Levitical genealogy. Second Chronicles 29:12 identifies him as one of the Kohathite Levites who answered Hezekiah's call to consecrate the temple after years of neglect. Second Chronicles 31:13 lists him among officials supervising temple contributions during the reforms. Whether one person or two, the name marks faithful Levitical service during crucial religious renewal. 3×
AR["مَحَت", "مَحَتُ", "وَ-مَحَتُ"]·ben["ও-মহৎ", "মহতের", "মহৎ"]·DE["[ומחת]", "[מחת]"]·EN["Machat", "and-Mahath"]·FR["[ומחת]", "[מחת]"]·heb["ו-מחת", "מחת"]·HI["और-महत", "महत"]·ID["Mahat", "dan-Mahat"]·IT["[ומחת]", "[מחת]"]·jav["Mahat", "lan-Mahat"]·KO["그리고-마핫과", "마하다가", "마핫"]·PT["Machat", "e-Mahat"]·RU["Махат", "Махата", "и-Махат"]·ES["Majat", "y-Majat"]·SW["Mahathi", "wּmachat"]·TR["Mahat", "Mahat'ın", "ve-Mahat"]·urd["اور-محت", "محت", "محت-کا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַ֫חַת n.pr.m. (perhaps from מַחֲתֶה thing seized)—Levites: a. 1 Ch 6:20, 𝔊 Μεθ, A Μααθ, 𝔊L Αμιωθ. b. 2 Ch 29:12; 31:13, 𝔊 Μααθ, Μαεθ, 𝔊L Μααθ, Ααθ.