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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 - Jehoi'achin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehush'ta the daughter of Elna'than of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:16 - Then I sent for Elie'zer, Ar'i-el, Shemai'ah, Elna'than, Jarib, Elna'than, Nathan, Zechari'ah, and Meshul'lam, leading men, and for Joi'arib and Elna'than, who were men of insight,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:22 - Then King Jehoi'akim sent to Egypt certain men, Elna'than the son of Achbor and others with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - he went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber; and all the princes were sitting there: Eli'shama the secretary, Delai'ah the son of Shemai'ah, Elna'than the son of Achbor, Gemari'ah the son of Shaphan, Zedeki'ah the son of Hanani'ah, and all the princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:25 - Even when Elna'than and Delai'ah and Gemari'ah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
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