Strong H4945 sensesאֶלְנָתָן

Meaning of the name

The 5 senses of Strong H494

The lexicon tells 5 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H494 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. A royal official during the reign of King Jehoiakim.H494K3 verses · Jeremiah
2. Father of Nehushta, King Jehoiachin's mother.H494G1 verse · 2 Kings
3. A leader sent by Ezra to find Levites.H494H1 verse · Ezra
4. A leader sent by Ezra to find Levites.H494I1 verse · Ezra
5. A teacher sent by Ezra to find Levites.H494J1 verse · Ezra

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• elnathan5

First verses

1. 2 Kings 24:8
   Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
2. Ezra 8:16
   Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
3. Jeremiah 26:22
   And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
4. Jeremiah 36:12
   Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
5. Jeremiah 36:25
   Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.