קְהָ֖ת

𐤒𐤄𐤕

qehat

of Kohath

from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied; Kehath, an Israelite; Kohath.

H6955

Numbers 3:29 · Word #3

Lexicon H6955

Lemmaקְהָת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤄𐤕
TransliterationQᵉhâth
Strong'sH6955
In-contextof Kohath

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H6955-01

Allied-One

Rootקהת (q-h-t)
Core Meaningsto ally oneself, to join, alliance, association
Semantic RangePersonal name of Kohath, son of Levi; by extension, the Kohathite clan descended from him.
Conceptual SignificanceKohath is the ancestor of the Kohathites, the Levitical clan entrusted with carrying the most sacred furnishings of the Tabernacle. The root sense of alliance or joining resonates with covenantal belonging and the clan’s close association with the holy service of YHWH.
Morphological NotesProper noun, masculine singular; personal name of a Levite ancestor. No pronominal suffix or plural marking present.
Rendering RationaleThe form קְהָת is a masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Rendering it as "Allied-One" preserves the underlying root sense of alliance or joining while reflecting its singular masculine personal-name usage.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קהת (to ally oneself, to join, alliance, association)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6956-01 haqehati the Qehathite clansman
H6956-02 haqehatim the Kohathite clansmen
H6955-02 uqehat and Allied-One (Qehath)

Word Usage (32 occurrences of H6955)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 46:11 קְהָ֖ת qehat Kohath
Exodus 6:16 וּ/קְהָ֖ת uqehat and Kohath
Exodus 6:18 קְהָ֔ת qehat Kohath