Hazarmaveth (Biblical Hebrew: חֲצַרְמָוֶת, Ḥăṣarmāweṯ; Arabic: حضر موت) is the third of thirteen sons of Joktan (or the nation descended from him), who was a son of Eber, son of Selah, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem in the table of the Sons of Noah in Genesis chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles chapter 1 in the Bible.[1] This Table of Nations lists purported founders of neighboring ethnic groups or nations. (Genesis 10:26)

Etymology

Hazarmaveth, also transcribed Hazarmaueth, means "court of death" and is composed of two parts in Hebrew: חֲצַרְ (hazar/ḥaṣar, "dwelling; court") and מָוֶת (maveth/mawet, "death").[2] In the Ethiopic version, the name is Hasremot.

Scholars of Semitic languages have related the name to the ancient region of Hadhramaut in the modern Southern Arabian nation of Yemen. This is possible, as Joktan has been associated with the region of Yemen. His son Sephar has been identified with the former city Zafar in Yemen, his son Sheba with the ancient kingdom of Sheba, also in Yemen, and his son Havilah with the supposed Western Arabian kingdom of Havilah. These identifications seem to support this association with the area.

References

  1. ↑ Perowne, Stewart (1939). "Note On I Kings, Chapter X, 1–13: (II Chronicles, Chapter ix, 1–12)". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 71 (4): 199–203. doi:10.1179/peq.1939.71.4.199. ISSN 0031-0328.
  2. ↑ Hitchcock, Roswell (2013). Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary. Send The Light Distribution LLC. ISBN 9781481024761.
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