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נְתַנְיָה

𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄

Netaneyah

H5418 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נתן to give, bestow, grant

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.

Semantic Range

personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given', proper name of several Israelite men

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נָתַן (to give), combined with the theophoric suffix יָהּ, referencing Yahweh (the Israelite national deity). The longer form נְתַנְיָהוּ is an emphatic or alternative spelling, also containing the divine element יָהּ or יָהוּ (Yahu). The root meaning ('to give') forms many personal names with theophoric components in biblical Hebrew.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name נְתַנְיָה appears almost exclusively as a personal name and never as a common noun or verb. Variant spellings with and without the final ו (waw) reflect dialectal or scribal preferences, not substantive lexical difference. In later periods, forms like נְתַנְיָהוּ may be more common, reflecting the increased prominence of the longer theophoric suffix. Standard English Bibles transliterate the name as Nethaniah, with occasional use of the abbreviation 'Nethanyah.' This name embodies the widespread biblical practice of forming personal names as sentences or phrases expressing a relationship with the divine (here, the act of Yahweh giving). The individuals bearing this name are not always otherwise closely related; usage spans from monarchic through post-exilic periods, reflecting the ongoing cultural significance of theophoric names.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or נְתַנְיָהוּ; from נָתַן and יָהּ; given of Jah; Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites; Nethaniah.

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Root Family

נתן (n-t-n) — to give, bestow, grant

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3129 יוֹנָתָן in Yahweh-has-given
H4976 מַתָּן Mattan
H4977 מַתָּן Gift
H4978 מַתְּנָא gifts
H4979 מַתָּנָה with their gifts

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5418-01 נְתַנְיָ֡ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given 14
H5418-02 נְ֠תַנְיָהוּ netaneyahu HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given 4
H5418-04 וּ/נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ unetaneyahu HC/Np and-Nethaniah And Yahweh-has-given 1
H5418-03 וּ/נְתַנְיָ֥ה unetaneyah HC/Np and Nethaniah and Yahweh-has-given 1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5418-01 2 Kings 25:23 נְתַנְיָ֡ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 2 Kings 25:25 נְ֠תַנְיָה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-02 Jeremiah 36:14 נְ֠תַנְיָהוּ netaneyahu HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-02 Jeremiah 40:8 נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ netaneyahu HNp of Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 40:14 נְתַנְיָ֔ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 40:15 נְתַנְיָ֔ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 41:1 נְתַנְיָ֣ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 41:2 נְתַנְיָ֜ה netaneyah HNp of Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 41:6 נְתַנְיָ֤ה netaneyah HNp Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
H5418-01 Jeremiah 41:7 נְתַנְיָה֙ netaneyah HNp of Nethaniah Yahweh-has-given
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