Strong H5416H5416Hנָתָן

Nathan

One of the 6 senses of Strong H5416

Transliteration
nâthân
Pronunciation
naw-thawn'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.7.2;
father of: Azariah (H5838H), Zabud (H2071)

Meaning of the name

Nathan = "giver"

General definition

From H5414; given;
{Nathan} the name of five Israelites: - Nathan.

In the biblical story

Nathan

Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon.

Nathan, a prophet of God, served during the reigns of David and Solomon, offering guidance, confronting David's sin, and supporting Solomon's accession to the throne.

In the Bible

Strong H5416H appears in 29 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • nathan27
  • come2

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 7:2
    That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
  2. 2 Samuel 7:3
    And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
  3. 2 Samuel 7:4
    And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
  4. 2 Samuel 7:17
    According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
  5. 2 Samuel 12:1
    And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
  6. 2 Samuel 12:5
    And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
  7. 2 Samuel 12:7
    And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
  8. 2 Samuel 12:13
    And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
  9. 2 Samuel 12:15
    And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
  10. 2 Samuel 12:25
    And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
  11. 1 Kings 1:8
    But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
  12. 1 Kings 1:10
    But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
  13. 1 Kings 1:11
    Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
  14. 1 Kings 1:22
    And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
  15. 1 Kings 1:23
    And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
  16. 1 Kings 1:24
    And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
  17. 1 Kings 1:32
    And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
  18. 1 Kings 1:34
    And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
  19. 1 Kings 1:38
    So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
  20. 1 Kings 1:44
    And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
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