Lexical Definition

‎נַחַת‎ Nachath (nakh'-ath) Nahath ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎נַחַת‎; quiet

Nahath.

• § Nahath = "rest"
• Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

1) one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau
2) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zophai and grandson of Elkanah
3) an Levite overseer in the time of Hezekiah

Extended Information

name of: תֹּחוּ

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1
• son of: Zuph (צוּף)
• father of: Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ); also called Nahath at 1Ch.6.26 Toah at 1Ch.6.34
• Another name of to.chu (‎ת‎ֹּ‎חו‎ּ "Tohu" תֹּחוּ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. ‎נַ֫חַת‎

proper name, masculine 1. son of Reuel, grandson of Esau Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17 (P; ᵐ5 Ναχομ, Ναχοθ ᵐ5^L Ναχεθ), 1Chr 1:37 (ᵐ5 Ναχες, A ᵐ5^L Ναχεθ).

2. grandson of Elkanah 1Chr 6:11*, ᵐ5 Καιναθ, ᵐ5^L Νααθ; — probably corrupt for ‎תּוֺחַ‎ v.1Chr 6:19*, or ‎תֹּחוּ‎ 1Sam 1:1 (see these words and We^{de gent. 37 f.} [who proposes ‎תַּחַת‎ for ‎נַחַת‎], Dr^{1Sam 1:1}).

3. an overseer, Hezekian's time 2Chr 31:13, ᵐ5 Μαεθ, A Ναεθ, ᵐ5^L Νααθ.

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