The meaning of Jahath in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

ja'-hath (yachath, perhaps for yachteh, yachatheh, "he (God) will snatch up"):

(1) Son of Reaiah, son of Shobal, a descendant of Judah, and father of Ahumai and Lahad, the families of the Zorathites (I Chronicles 4:2).

(2) A frequent name for a descendant of Levi:

(a) Son of Libni, son of Gershom, the eldest son of Levi (I Chronicles 6:20, I Chronicles 6:43 (Hebrew 6:5,28), where "son of Libni" is omitted).

(b) Son of Shimei, son of Gershom (I Chronicles 23:10 f.).

(c) One of the "sons" of Shelomoth, a descendant of Izhar, son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (I Chronicles 24:22).

(d) A descendant of Merari, the third son of Levi, and an overseer in the repairing of the temple in the reign of Josiah (II Chronicles 34:12).

James Crichton

See more on the meaning of Jahath in the Bible:
Jahath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jahath {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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