Given name
Mahath
“the act of grasping”
Mahath is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “the act of grasping.”
Original Hebrewמחת
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the act of grasping.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hatat (חתת), “to deplete.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Mahath appears in 1 Chronicles 6:35, 2 Chronicles 29:12, 2 Chronicles 31:13.
- 1 Chronicles 6:35
- 2 Chronicles 29:12
- 2 Chronicles 31:13
From biblical name research
Mahath’s family of names
Mahath has a related form in Mahatha. Mahath has a related form in Mahathe. Mahath has a related form in Mahathia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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