Strong H494H494Jאֶלְנָתָן
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 Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.16c
Meaning of the name
Elnathan = "God has given"
General definition
In the biblical story
Elnathan
A teacher sent by Ezra to find Levites.
Elnathan, a teacher, was among those sent by Ezra to find Levites to serve in the Temple (Ezr.8.16).
In the Bible
Strong H494J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elnathan1
First verses
- Ezra 8:16Then 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.