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Jahaz — the meaning of the Hebrew name יַהַץ

יַהַץ

Yahats · pronounced yah'-hats · Strong's H3096 · a place · also spelled Jahazah, Jahzah

Jahaz means Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.

Strong's definition

or יַהְצָה; or (feminine) יַהְצָה; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 21:23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jahaz

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Num 21:23Deut 2:32Josh 13:18Josh 21:36Judg 11:201Chr 6:63Isa 15:4Jer 48:21Jer 48:34

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