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Strong's H5418 נְתַנְיָה (nethanyah)

Nethanyah means “Nethaniah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5418 — phragmos (“partition”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5418
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 4

Strong's H5418 Quick Answer

Strong's H5418 נְתַניָה נְתַניָהוּ (Nthanyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Nthanyah (neth-an-yaw') (or Nthanyahuw {neth-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. given of Jah 2. Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites It has 20 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include son, nethaniah, ishmael, gedaliah, and men. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Nthanyah (neth-an-yaw') (or Nthanyahuw {neth-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. given of Jah 2. Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
son, nethaniah, ishmael, gedaliah, and men

Meaning and Definition

Nthanyah (neth-an-yaw') (or Nthanyahuw {neth-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. given of Jah 2. Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites [from H5414 and H3050] KJV: Nethaniah. Root(s): H5414, H3050

Original Word
נְתַניָה נְתַניָהוּ
Transliteration
Nthanyah
Derivation
Root: נתן First root strongs: 5414 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5418. 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)

Nethaniah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Elishama (H0476I); father of: Ishmael (H3458H) § Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah" 1) son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah 2) father of Jehudi 3) a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel 4) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

son nethaniah ishmael gedaliah men mizpah came king ahikam even johanan whom

How Strong's H5418 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 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5418 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 H5418 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 25:23 KJV

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

2 Kings 25:25 KJV

But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

1 Chronicles 25:2 KJV

Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5418.

2 Kings 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
2 Kings 25:25 Old Testament, KJV
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
1 Chronicles 25:2 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
2 Chronicles 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
Jeremiah 36:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
Jeremiah 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
Jeremiah 40:14 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
Jeremiah 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
Jeremiah 41:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Jeremiah 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Jeremiah 41:7 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
Jeremiah 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
Jeremiah 41:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
Jeremiah 41:11 Old Testament, KJV
But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
Jeremiah 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
Jeremiah 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
Jeremiah 41:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Jeremiah 41:18 Old Testament, KJV
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5418, grouped by book.

2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 15 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5418 FAQ

What does nethanyah (נְתַנְיָה) mean?

Nethanyah (Strong's H5418) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Nethaniah". Nthanyah (neth-an-yaw') (or Nthanyahuw {neth-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. given of Jah 2. Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites

How many times is nethanyah (נְתַנְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H5418 across 4 books.

Where can I study nethanyah (נְתַנְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5418 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nethanyah (נְתַנְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as son, nethaniah, ishmael, gedaliah, men, and mizpah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.