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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts קהת(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsKehath

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from either of the Hebrew verbs יקה (yaqa) meaning "to obey" or קוה (qawa) meaning "to hope". As told in the Old Testament, Kohath or Kehath was the second son of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kohathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites.
Added 1/7/2015 by LMS
Edited 10/13/2024 by SeaHorse15