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Hattush

forsaking sin

חַטּוּשׁ chat.tush

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Hattush (Hebrew: חַטּוּשׁ, chat.tush) means “forsaking sin”, by traditional interpretation. Four men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a king. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Amariah in Nehemiah 12.

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Which Hattush?

Four men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.

  1. Hattush

    Divided Kingdom · tribe of Judah · king · 2 verses

    descendant of King Jeconiah

  2. Hattush

    Return · tribe of Levi · priest · 2 verses

  3. Hattush

    Return · 1 verse

  4. Hattush

    Return · 1 verse

    son of Hashabneiah

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At a glance

Verses
5 across 3 books
Bearers
4 distinct people in scripture
Testament
Old
Era
Divided Kingdom
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.

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In scripture

FactDetail
First appears1 Chronicles 3:22
Last appearsNehemiah 12:2
Cross-references22 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Malluch co-occurrence Appears with Malluch in Nehemiah 12.
  • Harumaph co-occurrence Appears with Harumaph in Nehemiah 3.
  • Shemaiah co-occurrence Appears with Shemaiah in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Hashabneiah co-occurrence Appears with Hashabneiah in Nehemiah 3.
  • Jedaiah co-occurrence Appears with Jedaiah in Nehemiah 3.
  • Gershom co-occurrence Appears with Gershom in Ezra 8.
  • Bariah co-occurrence Appears with Bariah in 1 Chronicles 3.
  • Igal co-occurrence Appears with Igal in 1 Chronicles 3.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H2407G
Hebrew חַטּוּשׁ
Transliteration chat.tush

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.22;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098B);
brother of: Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282), Neariah (H5294) and Shaphat (H8202I)
§ Hattush = "assembled"
1) a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel
1a) a man who returned with Ezra; maybe same as 1 above
1b) a man who returned with Zerubbabel; maybe same as 1 above
2) son of Hashabniah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem with Nehemiah

Hattush was a descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah.

The biblical story

Hattush was a descendant of King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) of Judah. He is mentioned in the genealogy of the royal line of Judah recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. Hattush was one of the sons of Shemaiah, who was a descendant of Jeconiah through Pedaiah. Jeconiah was one of the last kings of Judah before the Babylonian exile, and his descendants played a role in the restoration of Jewish life after the return from exile. No other information is provided about Hattush in the Bible. (1Ch.3.22).

Key verses

Hattush appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

    1 Chronicles 3:22
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1 Chronicles (1)

  • 1 Chronicles 3:22