Hattush

Hattush (meaning assembled or forsaking sin) is the name of four individuals in the post-exilic period. (1) A priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:2). (2) A descendant of David and Shecaniah who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:2; 1 Chronicles 3:22), significant as a member of the royal Davidic line returning to the land. (3) A son of Hashabniah who repaired part of the Jerusalem wall (Nehemiah 3:10). (4) A priest who signed the covenant renewal (Nehemiah 10:4). The name appears across both priestly and royal genealogies in the restoration period, suggesting multiple unrelated families bore it.