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, first mentioned at Neh.10.4

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

Profile

Male • Returned priest • A priest who sealed the covenant and returned with Zerubbabel.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hattush was a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and returned with Zerubbabel. (Neh.10.4; 12.2)

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.4;
• only referred to as Hattush חַטּוּשׁ.

Hattush was a priest who lived during the time of Nehemiah. He is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. This covenant was a solemn agreement made by the people of Israel to follow God's laws and commandments. Hattush is also listed among the priests who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, indicating that he was among the first group of exiles to return from Babylon. As a priest, Hattush would have had important responsibilities in the religious life of the community. (Neh.10.4; 12.2).

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