The meaning of “נָתָן”
Understanding Nâthân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Nathan. - § Nathan = "giver" - Nathan, the name of five Israelites 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet...
נָתָן
Nathan. - § Nathan = "giver" - Nathan, the name of five Israelites 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 12:5 | “And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:” Word: נָתָן (Nâthân) | |
| 1 Kings 1:32 | “And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.” Word: נָתָן (Nâthân) | |
| 1 Chronicles 17:1 | “Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.” Word: נָתָן (Nâthân) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:25 | “And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.” Word: נָתָן (Nâthân) | |
| Ezra 10:39 | “And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,” Word: נָתָן (Nâthân) |
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