Strong H6273עׇתְנִי

Othni

Transliteration: ‛othnîy
Pronunciation: oth-nee'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From an unused root meaning to force;
forcible;
{Othni} an Israelite: - Othni.

Meaning of the name

Othni = "lion of Jehovah"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098I);
brother of: Rephael (H7501), Obed (H5744J), Elzabad (H443H), Elihu (H453I) and Semachiah (H5565)

In the biblical story

Othni

Son of Shemaiah, gatekeeper of the ark

Othni was a son of Shemaiah and served as a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant.

In the Bible

Strong H6273 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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Occurrences by book

1 Chronicles1

Related words

Word family

עׇתְנִיאֵלOthnielH6274