What does נָתָן mean in the Bible?
נָתָן is a Hebrew word meaning "Nathan , the name of five Israelites".
Hebrew · H5416
נָתָן
Nathan , the name of five Israelites
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נָתָן H5416
What does נָתָן mean in the Bible?
נָתָן is a Hebrew word meaning "Nathan , the name of five Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5416?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nathan (26), of Nathan (7), And Nathan (4), Then Nathan (2), After Nathan (1).
Where does נָתָן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 5:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (13), 2 Samuel (13), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Nathan 26× 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:17
of Nathan 7× 2 Samuel 23:36, 1 Kings 4:5, 1 Chronicles 11:38, 1 Chronicles 29:29
And Nathan 4× 2 Samuel 7:3, 1 Kings 1:34, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Chronicles 17:2
Then Nathan 2× 2 Samuel 12:7, 1 Kings 1:11
After Nathan 1× 2 Samuel 12:15
and of Nathan 1× 2 Chronicles 29:25
When Nathan 1× Psalms 51:1
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 5:14 וְנָתָ֖ן to Nathan Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 7:2 נָתָ֣ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 7:3 נָתָן֙ to And Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 7:4 נָתָ֖ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 7:17 נָתָ֖ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:1 נָתָ֖ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:5 נָתָ֔ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:7 נָתָ֛ן to Then Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:13 נָתָ֔ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 12:13 נָתָ֜ן to Nathan Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 5:14
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 7
2 Samuel 13 1 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 10 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 2 Psalms 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
נָתָ֣ן 8x nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Kings 1:23, 1 Kings 1:44
נָתָ֖ן 8x nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:17, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:15
נָתָן֙ 4x nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 7:3, 2 Samuel 23:36, 1 Chronicles 17:2, Zechariah 12:12
נָתָ֔ן 4x nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:13, 1 Chronicles 2:36, 1 Chronicles 11:38
וְנָתָ֖ן 3x wə·nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 5:14, 1 Chronicles 2:36, Ezra 10:39
וְנָתָ֤ן 2x wə·nā·ṯān 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Chronicles 3:5
נָתָ֛ן 2x nā·ṯān 2 Samuel 12:7, 1 Kings 4:5
וּלְנָתָ֣ן 1x ū·lə·nā·ṯān 1 Kings 1:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 30x 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:3, 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 10x 2 Samuel 5:14, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:22, 1 Kings 1:34
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 1:32, Ezra 8:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nathan , the name of five Israelites
Source Gloss
Nathan , the name of five Israelites
Extended definition
Nathan.
Word Origins
נָתָן is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G3481 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain