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Tahath
fear; going down
תַּ֫חַת ta.chat
Tahath (Hebrew: תַּ֫חַת, ta.chat) means “fear; going down”, by traditional interpretation. Three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a Levite. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Assir in 1 Chronicles 6.
Which Tahath?
Three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Tahath
father of Uriel; son of Assir
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Tahath
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Tahath
descendant of Ephraim
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 3 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
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.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 6:24 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 7:20 |
| Cross-references | 15 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Bered co-occurrence Appears with Bered in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Eleadah co-occurrence Appears with Eleadah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shaul co-occurrence Appears with Shaul in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Uriel co-occurrence Appears with Uriel in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Assir co-occurrence Appears with Assir in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Becher co-occurrence Appears with Becher in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Uzziah co-occurrence Appears with Uzziah in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Shuthelah co-occurrence Appears with Shuthelah in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.24;
son of: Assir (H0617H);
father of: Uriel (H0222)
§ Tahath = "station"
1) a Kohathite Levite, son of Assir and father of Uriel
2) a Kohathite Levite, son of Assir and father of Zephaniah
2a) maybethe same as 1
3) son of Bered, great grandson of Ephraim, and father of Eladah
4) son of Eladah, grandson of 3, and father Zabad
5) a station of Israel in the wilderness
Tahath was a Levite of the Kohathite clan, the son of Assir and father of Uriel.
The biblical story
Tahath is mentioned in 1Ch.6.24,37 as a Levite of the Kohathite clan. He was the son of Assir and the father of Uriel. This genealogy lists the descendants of Levi, tracing the ancestry of the prophet Samuel and his sons. As a Kohathite Levite, Tahath would have been involved in the transportation and care of the sacred objects of the tabernacle.
Key verses
Tahath appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
1 Chronicles 6:24 -
The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1 Chronicles 6:37
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 6:24
- 1 Chronicles 6:37