Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(grasping). Two Kohathite Levites (1 Chron. 6:35; 2 Chron. 29:12).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Son of Amasai, a Kohathite (1 Chron. 6:35).
2. Son of Amasai, a Kohathite, in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chron. 29:12; 2 Chron. 31:13).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
probably from 4229; erasure; Machath, the name of two Israelites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
snatching
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Taking or wiping away; erasure; grasping:―name of two Israelites, 2 Chron. 29:12. {Ablatio}