Lexical Definition

‎מַחַת‎ Machath (makh'-ath) Mahath ^N:N-M-P
probably from ‎מָחָה‎; erasure

Mahath.

• § Mahath = "grasping"
• Machath, the name of two Israelites

1) a Kohathite Levite of the house of Korah
2) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַ֫חַת‎ proper name, masculine (perhaps from ‎מַחֲתֶה‎ thing seized) — Levites:
a. 1Chr 6:20*, ᵐ5 Μεθ, A Μααθ, ᵐ5^L Αμιωθ.
b. 2Chr 29:12; 2Chr 31:13, ᵐ5 Μααθ, Μαεθ, ᵐ5^L Μααθ, Ααθ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Levite who assisted in distributing tithes during Hezekiah's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mahath, a Levite, helped distribute tithes in Hezekiah's time (2Ch.31.13).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13;
• only referred to as Mahath מַחַת.

Mahath was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He was appointed as one of the assistants to oversee the distribution of tithes and offerings brought by the people to the Temple. This event took place during Hezekiah's religious reforms, when he sought to restore proper worship and support for the Levites and priests (2 Chronicles 31:13).

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