Ethan
אֵיתָןStrong’s H0387etan (e-tan)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Etan is the Hebrew word usually translated “ethan” and “more than ethan”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.”
Meaning
- An Ezrahite known for his wisdom
- A grandson of Judah, father of Azariah
- A Kohathite descendant of Levi
- A Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
- An Ezrahite known for his wisdom
- A grandson of Judah, father of Azariah
- A Kohathite descendant of Levi
- A Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
How it's translated
- ethan 4
- and ethan 2
- more than ethan 1
- of ethan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 6
- 1 Kings 1
- Psalms 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
- 1 Chronicles 6:44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
- 1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
- 1 Chronicles 15:19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
Hebrew dictionary
אֵיתָן etan · Ethan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Heman (H1968), Calcol (H3633) and Darda (H1862) § Ethan = "enduring" 1) an Ezrahite known for his wisdom 2) a grandson of Judah, father of Azariah 3) a Kohathite descendant of Levi 4) a Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
אֵיתָן etan · Ethan
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.6; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Zabdi (H2067), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); father of: Azariah (H5838I) § Ethan = "enduring" 1) an Ezrahite known for his wisdom 2) a grandson of Judah, father of Azariah 3) a Kohathite descendant of Levi 4) a Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.