Elnathan
אֶלְנָתָןStrong’s H0494elnatan (el-na-tan)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elnatan is the Hebrew word usually translated “elnathan”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.”
Meaning
- King Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
- Three chief men in Ezra's time
- Son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
- King Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
- Three chief men in Ezra's time
- Son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
- King Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
- Three chief men in Ezra's time
- Son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
- King Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
- Three chief men in Ezra's time
- Son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
- King Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
- Three chief men in Ezra's time
- Son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
How it's translated
- elnathan 3
- and for elnathan 3
- and elnathan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 3
- 2 Kings 1
- Ezra 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 8:16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
- Jeremiah 26:22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
- Jeremiah 36:12Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
- Jeremiah 36:25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
Hebrew dictionary
אֶלְנָתָן elnatan · Elnathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.24.8; father of: Nehushta (H5179) § 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
אֶלְנָתָן elnatan · Elnathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.16a § 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
אֶלְנָתָן elnatan · Elnathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.16b § 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
אֶלְנָתָן elnatan · Elnathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.16c § 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
אֶלְנָתָן elnatan · Elnathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.26.22; son of: Achbor (H5907H) § 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
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.