Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(heat), a person or place named in the genealogical lists of Judah, as the origin of the Kenites, and the “father” of the house of Rechab.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
HE'MATH (heat), a person or place mentioned in 1 Chr 2:55.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HE'MATH (fortress). 1 Chr 13:5; Am 6:14. See Hamath.