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Hebrew · H868

אֶתְנַן

A gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)

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אֶתְנַןH868
Pronunciationʾetĕnan

What does אֶתְנַן (ʾetĕnan) mean in the Bible?

אֶתְנַן (ʾetĕnan): Illicit payment or wages earned through morally corrupt means, especially sexual or idolatrous commerce.

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What does אֶתְנַן (ʾetĕnan) mean in the Bible?

אֶתְנַן (ʾetĕnan): Illicit payment or wages earned through morally corrupt means, especially sexual or idolatrous commerce.

How does the BSB render H868?

The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the wages (2), [for] hire (1), a fee (1), and wages (1), her wages (1).

Where does אֶתְנַן (ʾetĕnan) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Micah (3), Isaiah (2), Deuteronomy (1).

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
the wages2×Deuteronomy 23:18, Micah 1:7
[for] hire1×Hosea 9:1
a fee1×Ezekiel 16:34
and wages1×Isaiah 23:18
her wages1×Micah 1:7
one1×Ezekiel 16:34
payment1×Ezekiel 16:31
they1×Micah 1:7
to hire1×Isaiah 23:17
your lovers1×Ezekiel 16:41
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:18אֶתְנַ֨ןtothe wagesNoun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 23:17לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑הtoto hirePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularIsaiah 23:18וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּtoand wagesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularEzekiel 16:31אֶתְנָֽן׃topaymentNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 16:34אֶתְנָ֗ןtoa feeNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 16:34וְאֶתְנַ֛ןtooneConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 16:41אֶתְנַ֖ןtoyour loversNoun - masculine singularHosea 9:1אֶתְנָ֔ןto[for] hireNoun - masculine singularMicah 1:7אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙toher wagesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularMicah 1:7מֵאֶתְנַ֤ןtothe wagesPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 23:18
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Deuteronomy1Isaiah2Ezekiel4Hosea1Micah3
Source forms
אֶתְנַ֨ן1x’eṯ·nanDeuteronomy 23:18
אֶתְנַ֖ן1x’eṯ·nanEzekiel 16:41
אֶתְנַ֥ן1x’eṯ·nanMicah 1:7
אֶתְנָ֗ן1x’eṯ·nānEzekiel 16:34
אֶתְנָ֔ן1x’eṯ·nānHosea 9:1
אֶתְנָֽן׃1x’eṯ·nānEzekiel 16:31
אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙1x’eṯ·nan·ne·hāMicah 1:7
וְאֶתְנַ֛ן1xwə·’eṯ·nanEzekiel 16:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xEzekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 16:34, Ezekiel 16:41, Hosea 9:1
Noun - masculine singular construct2xDeuteronomy 23:18, Micah 1:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 16:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 23:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xMicah 1:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 23:17
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1xMicah 1:7
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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