The Hebrew place name Chatsarmaveth (H2700) literally means 'court/settlement of death' — a compound of chatser (enclosure/court/village) and mavet (death). It appears in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20 as a descendant of Joktan, son of Eber — placing the name in the Arabian/South Arabian genealogy. The region is identified with Hadramawt in modern Yemen, an ancient and historically significant South Arabian culture.
The name's meaning — 'court of death' — is striking in a genealogical list that otherwise simply records family lineages. It may reflect the harsh, desert terrain of the region, notorious for its dangers, or it may preserve a memory of the region's ancient religious significance. Theologically, the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 carries the message that all nations and peoples are under God's sovereign oversight — even those with ominous names like 'court of death.' The God of Israel is the God of all peoples, and His redemptive purposes encompass the whole earth (Psalm 67; Revelation 7:9).