Strong H5419נְתַן־מֶ֫לֶךְ
Nathan-melech
- Transliteration
- nethan-melek
- Pronunciation
- neth-an' meh'-lek
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Nathan-melech = "the gift of the king"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.11
In the biblical story
Nathan-melech
A court official during King Josiah's reign.
Nathan-melech was a court official who had living quarters near the entrance of the temple during King Josiah's reign.
In the Bible
Strong H5419 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- melech1
First verses
- 2 Kings 23:11And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan–melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.