In the bible, Jahath is the name of the son of Reaiah (1CH 4:2), as well as name of son of Libni (1CH 6:20), son of Gershom (1CH 6:43), and descendant of Shimei_1 (1CH 23:10)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: broken in pieces; descending. Related names are:
Gershom,
Beriah,
Jeush (and others ...)
. The translations of Jahath in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Gia-Hát in Vietnamese to
Ιεεθ in Greek!
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. (1CH 4:2)
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. (1CH 4:2)
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, (1CH 6:20)
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. (1CH 6:43)
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. (1CH 23:10)
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. (1CH 23:11)
Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. (1CH 24:22)
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. (2CH 34:12)