Strongs Number: H494
- Hebrew Word
- אֶלְנָתָן
- Transliteration
- ʼElnâthân
- Phonetic
- el-naw-thawn'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
God (is the) giver; {Elnathan} the name of four Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Elnathan = "God has given"
1. king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather
2. three chief men in Ezra's time
3. son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
- Origin
- From H410 and H5414
- Bible Usage
- Elnathan.