a-huz´ath (×חזּת, 'ăhÌ£uzzath, “possessionâ€): A “friend†perhaps a minister, of Abimelech, king of Gerar. He together with Phicol, commander of the army, accompanied their sovereign to Beersheba to make a covenant with Isaac (). The termination “-ath†reminds us of Philistine proper names, such as Gath, Goliath, etc. Compare Genubath ().