Who was Hattush in the Bible?

The name of at least 4 Old Testament Israelites

Hebrew name: חַטּוּשׁ (chattush)

Name meaning: The meaning of this name is uncertain.

Two descendants of David listed in post-exile genealogies (1 Chronicles 3:22; Ezra 8:2)

Hattush (1 Chr. 3:22) is identified as the son of Shemaiah and the brother of Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat. He was a former exile who returned from Babylon and a distant ancestor of David. Another Hattush documented by Ezra (Ez. 8:2) is also linked to David.

A builder (Nehemiah 3:10)

Hattush, son of Hashabeneiah is listed in Nehemiah 3:10  as one of the individuals involved in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem after the Israelites returned from exile in Babylon.

A signer of Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:4,12:2)

Hattush is listed among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (10:4). One of his family members signed Nehemiah’s covenant (12:2).