Bible Person

Jahath

Meaning: broken in pieces; descending · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jahath entry refers to the Merarite Levite who helps oversee temple repairs under Josiah, not to the Kohathite family figure or the Judahite ancestor of the same name. He belongs to the practical work of reforming worship in Judah. First appears in 2 Chr 34:12.1

AI summary: This Jahath matters because his single cross reference places him in the concrete labor of restoring the temple under a reforming king. The entry shows that renewal required capable named servants as well as royal will. Taken together, the material presents this Jahath as a Levite overseer in Josiah's reform.1

Central Figure

Jahath

Meaning: broken in pieces; descending

A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the overseers of the repairs of the temple under Josiah (2 Chr.