Strong H494H494Gאֶלְנָתָן
Elnathan
One of the 5 senses of Strong H494
- Transliteration
- 'elnâthân
- Pronunciation
- el-naw-thawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.24.8;
father of: Nehushta (H5179)
father of: Nehushta (H5179)
Meaning of the name
Elnathan = "God has given"
General definition
In the biblical story
Elnathan
Father of Nehushta, King Jehoiachin's mother.
Elnathan was the father of Nehushta, the mother of King Jehoiachin of Judah (2Ki.24.8).
In the Bible
Strong H494G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elnathan1
First verses
- 2 Kings 24:8Jehoiachin 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.