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Lexicon :: Strong's H386 - 'êṯān

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אֵיתָן
Transliteration
'êṯān
Pronunciation
ay-thawn'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to continue)
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TWOT Reference: 935a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵיתָן ʼêythân, ay-thawn'; or (shortened) אֵתָן ʼêthân ; from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain:—hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H386 in the following manner: strong (5x), mighty (4x), strength (2x), hard (1x), rough (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H386 in the following manner: strong (5x), mighty (4x), strength (2x), hard (1x), rough (1x).

  1. perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing

    1. ever-flowing (of a stream)

    2. permanence, permanent, enduring (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵיתָן ʼêythân, ay-thawn'; or (shortened) אֵתָן ʼêthân ; from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain:—hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.
STRONGS H386: Abbreviations
I. אֵיתָן, אֵתָן adjective perennial, ever-flowing, figurative permanent, as substantive steady flow, permanence; — absolute אֵיתָן Genesis 49:24 8 times; אֵתָן Job 33:19; suffix אֵיתָנוֺ Exodus 14:27; plural אֵיתָנִים Job 12:19; אֵתָנִים [H388 1 Kings 8:2]; Micah 6:2; (in form, an 'elative,' Ew§ 162 b = Arabic comparative and superlative); —
1. ever-flowing (opposed to אַכְזָב), נַחַל אֵיתָן Amos 5:24 an ever-flowing wady, Deuteronomy 21:4 (see Dr); as substantive in נַהֲרוֺת אֵיתָּן Psalm 74:15 rivers of steady flow; as substantive also Exodus 14:27 (J), the sea returned לְאֵיתָנוֺ to its steady flow, יֶרַת הָאֵיתָנִים [H388 1 Kings 8:2] month of steady flowings = 7th mo., Oct.-; Nov. (post-Biblical Tisri).
2. figurative permanent, enduring גּוֺי אֵיתָן הוּא Jeremiah 5:15, i.e. a nation whose numbers never dwindle or fail, imperishable, וְרִיב עֲצָמָיו א׳ Job 33:19 Kt the strife of his bones is constant, Genesis 49:24 his bow abode בְּא׳ as an enduring, firm, one, מוֺשָֽׁבְךָ א׳ Numbers 24:21 (|| שִׂים בַּסֶּלַע), נְוֵה אֵיתָן Jeremiah 49:19 = Jeremiah 50:44 an abode of permanency (of Edom, and Babylon, suddenly depopulated by foe, figured as lion); האיתנים מוסדי ארץ Micah 6:2 ye ever-enduring ones, the foundations of the earth (but read probably with We הַאֲזִינוּ), Job 12:19 אֵיתָנִים יְסַלֵּף he subverteth them that are firmly seated (i.e. men established in hereditary offices or dignities). Very uncertain is Proverbs 13:15 דֶּרֶךְ בִּגְדִים אֵיתָן, perhaps firm, hard, rugged (Ew De Hi Now according to Str. the text is corrupt).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:24; 49:24

Exodus

14:27; 14:27

Numbers

24:21

Deuteronomy

21:4

Job

12:19; 12:19; 33:19; 33:19

Psalms

74:15

Proverbs

13:15

Jeremiah

5:15; 49:19; 50:44

Amos

5:24

Micah

6:2; 6:2

H386

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Strong's Number H386 matches the Hebrew אֵיתָן ('êṯān),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - καὶ συνετρίβη μετὰ κράτους τὰ τόξα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐξελύθη τὰ νεῦρα βραχιόνων χειρῶν αὐτῶν διὰ χεῖρα δυνάστου Ιακωβ ἐκεῖθεν ὁ κατισχύσας Ισραηλ

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27 - ἐξέτεινεν δὲ Μωυσῆς τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀπεκατέστη τὸ ὕδωρ πρὸς ἡμέραν ἐπὶ χώρας οἱ δὲ Αἰγύπτιοι ἔφυγον ὑπὸ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ ἐξετίναξεν κύριος τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Καιναῖον καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν ἰσχυρὰ ἡ κατοικία σου καὶ ἐὰν θῇς ἐν πέτρᾳ τὴν νοσσιάν σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:4 - καὶ καταβιβάσουσιν ἡ γερουσία τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης τὴν δάμαλιν εἰς φάραγγα τραχεῖαν ἥτις οὐκ εἴργασται οὐδὲ σπείρεται καὶ νευροκοπήσουσιν τὴν δάμαλιν ἐν τῇ φάραγγι

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:19 - ἐξαποστέλλων ἱερεῖς αἰχμαλώτους δυνάστας δὲ γῆς κατέστρεψεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 - πάλιν δὲ ἤλεγξεν αὐτὸν ἐν μαλακίᾳ ἐπὶ κοίτης καὶ πλῆθος ὀστῶν αὐτοῦ ἐνάρκησεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:15 - (LXX 73:15)σὺ διέρρηξας πηγὰς καὶ χειμάρρους σὺ ἐξήρανας ποταμοὺς Ηθαμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - σύνεσις ἀγαθὴ δίδωσιν χάριν τὸ δὲ γνῶναι νόμον διανοίας ἐστὶν ἀγαθῆς ὁδοὶ δὲ καταφρονούντων ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:15 - ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἔθνος πόρρωθεν οἶκος Ισραηλ λέγει κύριος ἔθνος οὗ οὐκ ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - (LXX 30:13)ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ λέων ἀναβήσεται ἐκ μέσου τοῦ Ιορδάνου εἰς τόπον Αιθαμ ὅτι ταχὺ ἐκδιώξω αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς καὶ τοὺς νεανίσκους ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐπιστήσατε ὅτι τίς ὥσπερ ἐγώ καὶ τίς ἀντιστήσεταί μοι καὶ τίς οὗτος ποιμήν ὃς στήσεται κατὰ πρόσωπόν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - (LXX 27:44)ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ λέων ἀναβήσεται ἀπὸ τοῦ Ιορδάνου εἰς τόπον Αιθαμ ὅτι ταχέως ἐκδιώξω αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς καὶ πάντα νεανίσκον ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐπιστήσω ὅτι τίς ὥσπερ ἐγώ καὶ τίς ἀντιστήσεταί μοι καὶ τίς οὗτος ποιμήν ὃς στήσεται κατὰ πρόσωπόν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:24 - (LXX 5:24)καὶ κυλισθήσεται ὡς ὕδωρ κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνη ὡς χειμάρρους ἄβατος

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:2 - (LXX 6:2)ἀκούσατε βουνοί τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ αἱ φάραγγες θεμέλια τῆς γῆς ὅτι κρίσις τῷ κυρίῳ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ Ισραηλ διελεγχθήσεται
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