Lexical Definition

‎חַטּוּשׁ‎ Chaṭṭûwsh (khat-toosh') Hattush ^N:N-M-P
from an unused root of uncertain signification

Hattush.

• § Hattush = "assembled"
• Chattush, the name of four or five Israelites

1) a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel
1a) a man who returned with Ezra; maybe same as 1 above
1b) a man who returned with Zerubbabel; maybe same as 1 above
2) son of Hashabniah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem with Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.2

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חַטּוּשׁ‎ proper name, masculine **compare Nabataean ‎חטישו‎, Cooke²⁴⁵.

1. man of Davidic line, post-exile, 1Chr 3:22 ᵐ5 Ξαττους ᵐ5^L Ατους, Ezra 8:2 ᵐ5 Τους, A ᵐ5^L Αττους.

2. a builder at the wall of Jerusalem Neh 3:10, ᵐ5 Ατουθ, ᵐ5^L Αττους.

3. head of priestly house, post-exile, Neh 10:5* ᵐ5 Τους, ᵐ5^L Αττους. Neh 12:2 ᵐ5^L Αττους (B omitted); relation to 2 dubious.

‎חַי‎, ‎חִיאֵל‎ see below ‎חיה‎ below‎חִידָה‎ see below ‎חוד‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned from exile • A descendant of David, who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hattush, a descendant of David, was among those who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. (Ezr.8.2)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.2;
• only referred to as Hattush חַטּוּשׁ.

Hattush, a descendant of David, is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the men who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. He is listed among the descendants of David, indicating his royal lineage. The return led by Ezra was a significant event in the restoration of Jewish life in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. No further information is provided about this Hattush in the Bible. (Ezr.8.2).

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