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H6955 קְהָת (Qᵉhâth) keh-hawth'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Kohath

Biblical Persons & Places

Kohath Levi's son living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; referred to as Kohath or Kohathite (קְהָת), or Kohathite (קְהָתִי); son of Levi; a brother of Gershon, Merari and Jochebed; father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Strong's Definition

Kehath, an Israelite

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied;

KJV Usage: Kohath.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Kohath = "assembly"
1) the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קְהָת (qe.hat) — Kohath. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Gershon (H1648), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816) Also named: qo.ha.ti (קְהָתִי "Kohathite" H6956) § Kohath = "assembly" the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name · קְהָתִי

Names of People

Kohath = man; ◄ one of the three sons of Levi; ► founder of Kohathite clan

GEN 46:11 · EXO 6:16 · EXO 6:18 · EXO 6:18 · NUM 3:17 · NUM 3:19 · NUM 3:27 · NUM 3:29 · NUM 4:2 · NUM 4:4 · NUM 4:15 · NUM 4:15 · NUM 7:9 · NUM 16:1 · NUM 26:57 · NUM 26:58 · JOS 21:5 · JOS 21:20 · JOS 21:20 · JOS 21:26 · 1CH 5:27 · 1CH 5:28 · 1CH 6:1 · 1CH 6:3 · 1CH 6:7 · 1CH 6:23 · 1CH 6:46 · 1CH 6:51 · 1CH 6:55 · 1CH 15:5 · 1CH 23:6 · 1CH 23:12

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קְהָת 30 n.pr.m. son of Levi base

Bible Occurrences (29)

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