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דָּתָן

𐤃𐤕𐤍

Datan

H1885 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain

Definition

Personal name: Dathan. An Israelite figure, specifically a leader from the tribe of Reuben, known primarily from the narratives in the Torah related to the rebellion against Moses' authority. Refers exclusively to the individual, not a group or concept.

Semantic Range

personal name; used only of a specific Israelite individual involved in rebellion against Moses (Numbers 16); no abstract or broader lexical senses

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name does not correspond transparently to any identifiable Hebrew root, and possible derivations from similar Semitic languages are inconclusive.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Dathan appears in the Torah, notably in the book of Numbers (16:1 ff.) as one of the principal rebels against Moses and Aaron, alongside Abiram and others from the tribe of Reuben. Dathan's role centers around political and social dissent within the early Israelite community during the wilderness period. His name is not found elsewhere in known Northwest Semitic inscriptions, and its precise meaning or origin remains obscure. Later Jewish interpretive traditions include Dathan among the arch-opponents to Moses. The personal name should not be conflated with geographic or ethnic designations; it exclusively refers to this individual in the biblical narrative. English translations typically preserve the name 'Dathan' as a transliteration.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Dathan, an Israelite; Dathan.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1885-01 דָּתָ֥ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan 5
H1885-03 וְ/דָתָ֨ן vedatan HC/Np and Dathan and Dathan 3
H1885-02 לְ/דָתָ֥ן ledatan HR/Np Dathan to Dathan 2

Occurrences in Scripture

10 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1885-03 Numbers 16:1 וְ/דָתָ֨ן vedatan HC/Np and Dathan and Dathan
H1885-02 Numbers 16:12 לְ/דָתָ֥ן ledatan HR/Np Dathan to Dathan
H1885-01 Numbers 16:24 דָּתָ֥ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan
H1885-01 Numbers 16:25 דָּתָ֣ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan
H1885-01 Numbers 16:27 דָּתָ֥ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan
H1885-03 Numbers 16:27 וְ/דָתָ֨ן vedatan HC/Np and Dathan and Dathan
H1885-03 Numbers 26:9 וְ/דָתָ֣ן vedatan HC/Np and Dathan and Dathan
H1885-01 Numbers 26:9 דָתָ֨ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan
H1885-02 Deuteronomy 11:6 לְ/דָתָ֣ן ledatan HR/Np to Dathan to Dathan
H1885-01 Psalms 106:17 דָּתָ֑ן datan HNp Dathan Dathan
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