Hebrew word · H6956
קְהָתִי
hakehati
Kohathite
Appears 15 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
Someone descended from Kohath who was 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)
Group of qe.hat (קְהָת "Kohath" H6955)
§ Kohathites, of Kohath "assembly"
the descendants of Kohath, the 2nd son of Levi
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Numbers · 7
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Numbers 3:27 הַקְּהָתִֽי׃ the Kohathite[s]
From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
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Numbers 3:30 הַקְּהָתִ֑י the Kohathite[s]
and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
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Numbers 4:18 הַקְּהָתִ֑י the Kohathite[s]
“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
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Numbers 4:34 הַקְּהָתִ֑י the Kohathite[s]
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,
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Numbers 4:37 הַקְּהָתִ֔י the Kohathite[s]
These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
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Numbers 10:21 הַקְּהָתִ֔ים the Kohathites
Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
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Numbers 26:57 הַקְּהָתִ֑י the Kohathite[s]
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
Joshua · 2
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Joshua 21:4 הַקְּהָתִ֑י the Kohathite[s]
The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Here: A singular group-name, 'the Kohathite,' standing for the whole group descended from Kohath, Levi's second son (Exod 6:16–18). Aaron's line belonged to this branch.
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Joshua 21:10 הַקְּהָתִ֖י the Kohathite[s]
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
Here: Grammatically singular ('the Kohathite') but meaning the whole group descended from Kohath, Levi's second son. Aaron was Kohath's grandson through Amram (Exod 6:16–20).
1 Chronicles · 3
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1 Chronicles 6:33 הַקְּהָתִ֔י the Kohathite[s]
These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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1 Chronicles 6:54 הַקְּהָתִ֔י the Kohathite[s]
Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
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1 Chronicles 9:32 הַקְּהָתִ֛י the Kohathite[s]
Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.
2 Chronicles · 3
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2 Chronicles 20:19 הַקְּהָתִ֖ים the Kohathites
And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
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2 Chronicles 29:12 הַקְּהָתִי֒ the Kohathite[s]
Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
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2 Chronicles 34:12 הַקְּהָתִ֖ים the Kohathites
And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
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