Lexical Summary Ethan: "permanence", an Israelite name Original Word: אֵיתָןTransliteration: Ethan Phonetic Spelling: (ay-thawn') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "permanence", an Israelite name Meaning: Ethan -- "permanence", an Israelite name Strong's Concordance Ethan The same as 'eythan; permanent; Ethan, the name of four Israelites -- Ethan. see HEBREW 'eythan Brown-Driver-Briggs H387. Ethan II. אֵיתָן proper name, masculine a wise man 1 Kings 5:11 (where called הָאֶזְרָחִי) named with דַּרְדַּע כַּלְכֹּל, הֵימָן,; compare 1 Chronicles 2:6 (where these 4 with זִמְרִי are זֶרַח בְּנֵי); also 2:8; 6:27; called בֶּןקִֿישִׁי 6:29 = בֶּןקֿוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ 15:17; where, and 15:19, named as Levitical singer with הֵימָן and אָסָף (q. v.; יְדוּתוּן for אֵיתָן in this group 25:1, 6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 35:15, see ידותון); הָאֶזְרָחִי לְאֵיתָן Psalm 89:1 (title). יַתְנִיאֵל see תנה. |
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