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Lexicon :: Strong's H494 - 'elnāṯān

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אֶלְנָתָן
Transliteration
'elnāṯān
Pronunciation
el-naw-thawn'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֶלְנָתָן ʼElnâthân, el-naw-thawn'; from H410 and H5414; God (is the) giver; Elnathan, the name of four Israelites:—Elnathan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H494 in the following manner: Elnathan (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H494 in the following manner: Elnathan (7x).

  1. Elnathan = "God has given"

    1. king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather

    2. three chief men in Ezra's time

    3. son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶלְנָתָן ʼElnâthân, el-naw-thawn'; from H410 and H5414; God (is the) giver; Elnathan, the name of four Israelites:—Elnathan.
STRONGS H494: Abbreviations
† אֶלְנָתָן (God has given, compare נְתַנְאֵל, & Assyrian Ilu-iddin DlPr 207, Phoenician בעליתן, יתנבעל, Palmyrene עתנתן, והבלת, VogPal 30 & p. 31 f, Nabataean והבאל, קסנתן EutNab 12, 1, Sabean והבאל, אלוהב DHMZMG 1883, 15. 361. 388 CISiv.1,1.2.6, Theodore, Diodate).
a. the grandfather of Jehoiakim 2 Kings 24:8; compare Jeremiah 26:22; Jeremiah 36:12, 25 (?).
b. Levites of the time of Ezra Ezra 8:16 (3 times in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

24:8

Ezra

8:16

Jeremiah

26:22; 36:12; 36:25

H494

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H494 matches the Hebrew אֶלְנָתָן ('elnāṯān),
which occurs 7 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:8 - Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16 - Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:22 - Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - he then went down to the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber; and there all the princes were sitting—Elishama the scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:25 - Nevertheless Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah implored the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them.
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