Machathמחת
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Machath (מחת) — attested in Deut 12:18 (24 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Deut 12:18 on Sefaria →כִּ֡י אִם־לִפְנֵי֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֘יךָ֮ בּוֹ֒ אַתָּ֨ה וּבִנְךָ֤ וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּוִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ לִפְנֵי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃
These you must consume before the ETERNAL your God in the place that the ETERNAL your God will choose—youkyou See note at v. 5. and your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levitelthe Levite See the second note at v. 12. in your settlements—happy before the ETERNAL your God in all your undertakings.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 448 |
| Letters | 3 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Machath appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1912 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 18 Jul 144 BCE | Aries | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |