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Nathan — the meaning of the Hebrew name נָתָן

נָתָן

Nâthân · pronounced naw-thawn' · Strong's H5416 · a man

Nathan means given.

Built from

נָתַן nâthan (from, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5414; given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 5:14 And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, (KJV)

Every verse that names Nathan

39 occurrences in 39 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Psalms, Zechariah

2Sam 5:142Sam 7:22Sam 7:32Sam 7:42Sam 7:172Sam 12:12Sam 12:52Sam 12:72Sam 12:132Sam 12:152Sam 12:252Sam 23:361Kgs 1:81Kgs 1:101Kgs 1:111Kgs 1:221Kgs 1:231Kgs 1:241Kgs 1:321Kgs 1:341Kgs 1:381Kgs 1:441Kgs 1:451Kgs 4:51Chr 2:361Chr 3:51Chr 11:381Chr 14:41Chr 17:11Chr 17:21Chr 17:31Chr 17:151Chr 29:292Chr 9:292Chr 29:25Ezra 8:16Ezra 10:39Ps 51:2Zech 12:12

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