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Strong's H6956 קֳהָתִי (qohathi)

Qohathi means “Kohathites” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6956
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 4

Strong's H6956 Quick Answer

Strong's H6956 קֳהָתִי (Qohathiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qohathiy (ko-haw-thee') adj. 1. a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath [patronymically from H6955] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include kohathites. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qohathiy (ko-haw-thee') adj. 1. a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath [patronymically from H6955]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kohathites

Meaning and Definition

Qohathiy (ko-haw-thee') adj. 1. a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath [patronymically from H6955] KJV: Kohathites. Root(s): H6955

Original Word
קֳהָתִי
Transliteration
Qohathiy
Derivation
First root strongs: 6955
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6956. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Kohathite

Usage: Someone descended from Kohath who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Gershon (H1648), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816) Group of qe.hat (קְהָת "Kohath" H6955) § Kohathites, of Kohath "assembly" the descendants of Kohath, the 2nd son of Levi

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How Strong's H6956 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Qohathiy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Kohathites Numbers 3:27 15×

How Strong's H6956 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6956 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6956 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 3:27 KJV

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

Numbers 3:30 KJV

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

Numbers 4:18 KJV

Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6956.

Numbers 3:27 Old Testament, KJV
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
Numbers 3:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
Numbers 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
Numbers 4:34 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:37 Old Testament, KJV
These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
Numbers 26:57 Old Testament, KJV
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Joshua 21:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Joshua 21:10 Old Testament, KJV
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
1 Chronicles 6:33 Old Testament, KJV
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
1 Chronicles 6:54 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
1 Chronicles 9:32 Old Testament, KJV
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
2 Chronicles 20:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
2 Chronicles 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
2 Chronicles 34:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6956, grouped by book.

Numbers 7 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6956 FAQ

What does qohathi (קֳהָתִי) mean?

Qohathi (Strong's H6956) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Kohathites". Qohathiy (ko-haw-thee') adj. 1. a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath [patronymically from H6955]

How many times is qohathi (קֳהָתִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H6956 across 4 books.

Where can I study qohathi (קֳהָתִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6956 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qohathi (קֳהָתִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kohathites. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.