Ethan — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵיתָן

אֵיתָן

ʼÊythân · pronounced ay-thawn' · Strong's H387 · a man

Ethan means permanent.

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Strong's definition

the same as H386; permanent; Ethan, the name of four Israelites.

First appearance

1Kgs 5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ethan

8 occurrences in 8 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Psalms

1Kgs 5:111Chr 2:61Chr 2:81Chr 6:271Chr 6:291Chr 15:171Chr 15:19Ps 89:1

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