The meaning of “אֵיתָן”
Understanding ʼêythân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) אֵתָן ʼêthân (ay-thawn') ; from an unused root (meaning to continue) hard, mighty, rough, strength, stron...
אֵיתָן
or (shortened) אֵתָן ʼêthân (ay-thawn') ; from an unused root (meaning to continue) hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong. - permanence - hence (concrete) permanent - specifically a chieftain 1) perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing 1a) ever-flowing (of a stream) 1b) permanence, permanent, enduring (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:24 | “But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)” Word: אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) | |
| Numbers 24:21 | “And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.” Word: אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) | |
| Job 33:19 | “He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:” Word: אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) | |
| Proverbs 13:15 | “Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.” Word: אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) | |
| Amos 5:24 | “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.” Word: אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) |
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