דָּתָן
𐤃𐤕𐤍
Datan
H1885 noun
SILEX Entry
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.
Bantu Hebrew
No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.
Root Family
uncertain (Baleadan) — uncertain
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1002 | בִּירָה | the citadel |
| H105 | אֲגַרְטָל | bowls of |
| H1081 | בַּלְאֲדָן | Baladan |
| H1085 | בִּלְדַּד | Bildad |
| H1095 | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר | Belteshatsar |
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1885-01 |
דָּתָ֥ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan | 5 |
H1885-03 |
וְ/דָתָ֨ן | vedatan | HC/Np |
and Dathan | and Dathan | and Datan | 3 |
H1885-02 |
לְ/דָתָ֣ן | ledatan | HR/Np |
Dathan | to Dathan | to Datan | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
10 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1885-03 |
Numbers 16:1 | וְ/דָתָ֨ן | vedatan | HC/Np |
and Dathan | and Dathan | and Datan |
H1885-02 |
Numbers 16:12 | לְ/דָתָ֥ן | ledatan | HR/Np |
Dathan | to Dathan | to Datan |
H1885-01 |
Numbers 16:24 | דָּתָ֥ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan |
H1885-01 |
Numbers 16:25 | דָּתָ֣ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan |
H1885-01 |
Numbers 16:27 | דָּתָ֥ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan |
H1885-03 |
Numbers 16:27 | וְ/דָתָ֨ן | vedatan | HC/Np |
and Dathan | and Dathan | and Datan |
H1885-03 |
Numbers 26:9 | וְ/דָתָ֣ן | vedatan | HC/Np |
and Dathan | and Dathan | and Datan |
H1885-01 |
Numbers 26:9 | דָתָ֨ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan |
H1885-02 |
Deuteronomy 11:6 | לְ/דָתָ֣ן | ledatan | HR/Np |
to Dathan | to Dathan | to Datan |
H1885-01 |
Psalms 106:17 | דָּתָ֑ן | datan | HNp |
Dathan | Dathan | Datan |