נְתַנְיָה֙
𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄
Netaneyah
of Nethaniah
A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given' or 'Gift of Yahweh.' The name designates several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably: (1) the father of Ishmael who assassinated Gedaliah in the post-exilic period; (2) a Levitical musician appointed by King David; (3) a Levite during the time of King Jehoshaphat; (4) a priestly figure. The construction reflects a theophoric naming formula highlighting divine agency, i.e., the bearing or receiving of a gift from Yahweh.
Jeremiah 41:7 · Word #9
Lexicon H5418
| Lemma | נְתַנְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Netaneyah |
| Strong's | H5418 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given' or 'Gift of Yahweh.' The name designates several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably: (1) the father of Ishmael who assassinated Gedaliah in the post-exilic period; (2) a Levitical musician appointed by King David; (3) a Levite during the time of King Jehoshaphat; (4) a priestly figure. The construction reflects a theophoric naming formula highlighting divine agency, i.e., the bearing or receiving of a gift from Yahweh. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Nethaniah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5418-01
Yahweh-has-given
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (theophoric), formed from Qal perfect 3ms sense of נתן + divine suffix יָהּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root נתן (to give) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), yielding the declarative meaning "Yahweh has given." The rendering preserves the verbal force of the root and the explicit reference to Yahweh embedded in the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Netaneyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yahweh-has-given |
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