Nathan
נָתָןStrong’s H5416natan (na-tan)
Appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Natan is the Hebrew word usually translated “nathan”. It appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14
- A son of David by Bathsheba
- The eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
- A man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
- Father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
- Son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
- Brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
- One of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
- A man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A son of David by Bathsheba
- The eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
- A man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
- Father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
- Son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
- Brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
- One of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
- A man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A son of David by Bathsheba
- The eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
- A man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
- Father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
- Son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
- Brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
- One of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
- A man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A son of David by Bathsheba
- The eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
- A man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
- Father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
- Son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
- Brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
- One of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
- A man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- Head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced
- A son of David by Bathsheba
- The eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
- A man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
- Father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
- Son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
- Brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
- One of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
- A man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- Head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced
How it's translated
- nathan 30
- and nathan 11
- and for nathan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 12
- 1 Kings 12
- 1 Chronicles 9
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 2
- Psalms 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 5:14And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- 2 Samuel 7:2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
- 2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
- 2 Samuel 7:4And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
- 2 Samuel 7:17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
- 2 Samuel 12:1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Hebrew dictionary
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Solomon (H8010); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); father of: Mattatha (G3160) Also named: Nathan (Ναθάν "Nathan" G3481) …
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.7.2; father of: Azariah (H5838H), Zabud (H2071) § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra …
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.36; brother of: Joel (H3100M); father of: Igal (H3008H) § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra …
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.36; son of: Attai (H6262); father of: Zabad (H2066) § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra …
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.16 § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced
נָתָן natan · Nathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39 § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced
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.