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Strong's H5416 נָתָן (nathan)

Nathan - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5416 — phragellion (“scourge”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5416
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 38
Books 6

Strong's H5416 Quick Answer

Strong's H5416 נָתָן (Nathan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Nathan (naw-thawn') n/p. 1. given 2. Nathan, the name of five Israelites It has 38 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include nathan. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Nathan (naw-thawn') n/p. 1. given 2. Nathan, the name of five Israelites
Usage
38 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nathan

Meaning and Definition

Nathan (naw-thawn') n/p. 1. given 2. Nathan, the name of five Israelites [from H5414] KJV: Nathan. Root(s): H5414

Original Word
נָתָן
Transliteration
Nathan
Derivation
Root: נתן First root strongs: 5414
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5416. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Nathan

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Solomon (H8010); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N);

father of: Mattatha (G3160) Also named: Nathan (Ναθάν "Nathan" G3481) § Nathan = "giver" 1) a son of David by Bathsheba 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) head of a family

of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced

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How Strong's H5416 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Nathan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Nathan 2 Samuel 5:14 38×

How Strong's H5416 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 38 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5416 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5416 in the Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 5:14 KJV

And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

2 Samuel 7:2 KJV

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 Samuel 7:3 KJV

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

Usage Excerpts

First 38 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5416.

2 Samuel 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
2 Samuel 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
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 Samuel 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
2 Samuel 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
2 Samuel 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2 Samuel 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Samuel 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
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:
2 Samuel 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
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;
2 Samuel 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Samuel 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
2 Samuel 12:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
2 Samuel 23:36 Old Testament, KJV
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
1 Kings 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1 Kings 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
1 Kings 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
1 Kings 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1 Kings 1:32 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 1:34 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 1:38 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 1:44 Old Testament, KJV
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:
1 Kings 1:45 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1 Kings 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
1 Chronicles 2:36 Old Testament, KJV
And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
1 Chronicles 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
1 Chronicles 11:38 Old Testament, KJV
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
1 Chronicles 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
1 Chronicles 17:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
1 Chronicles 17:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
1 Chronicles 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
1 Chronicles 17:15 Old Testament, KJV
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
1 Chronicles 29:29 Old Testament, KJV
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
2 Chronicles 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
Ezra 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then 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.
Ezra 10:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Zechariah 12:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5416, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 12 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 12 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 9 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5416 FAQ

What does nathan (נָתָן) mean?

Nathan (Strong's H5416) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Nathan". Nathan (naw-thawn') n/p. 1. given 2. Nathan, the name of five Israelites

How many times is nathan (נָתָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 38 linked usages for Strong's H5416 across 6 books.

Where can I study nathan (נָתָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5416 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nathan (נָתָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nathan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.