JAHATH jā’ hăth (יַ֔חַת, He [God] will snatch up). 1. Son of Reiah, son of Shobal, a descendant of Judah, and father of Ahumai and Lahad (1 Chron 4:2).

2. A great-grandson of Levi (1 Chron 6:20, 43).

3. A son of Shimei (1 Chron 23:10).

4. A Levite; one of the sons of Shelemoth (1 Chron 24:22).

5. A Merarite Levite; an overseer of the workmen who repaired the Temple in the reign of King Josiah (2 Chron 34:12).