נְתַנְיָ֔הוּ
𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅
Netaneyah
Nethaniah
A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given' or 'Gift of Yahweh.' The name designates several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably: (1) the father of Ishmael who assassinated Gedaliah in the post-exilic period; (2) a Levitical musician appointed by King David; (3) a Levite during the time of King Jehoshaphat; (4) a priestly figure. The construction reflects a theophoric naming formula highlighting divine agency, i.e., the bearing or receiving of a gift from Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 25:12 · Word #2
Lexicon H5418
| Lemma | נְתַנְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Netaneyah |
| Strong's | H5418 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given' or 'Gift of Yahweh.' The name designates several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably: (1) the father of Ishmael who assassinated Gedaliah in the post-exilic period; (2) a Levitical musician appointed by King David; (3) a Levite during the time of King Jehoshaphat; (4) a priestly figure. The construction reflects a theophoric naming formula highlighting divine agency, i.e., the bearing or receiving of a gift from Yahweh. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Nethaniah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5418-02
Yahweh-has-given
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name; theophoric compound of Qal perfect 3ms sense of נתן with יהו (Yahu). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root נתן (to give) with the theophoric element יהו (Yahweh), forming a declarative personal name meaning "Yahweh has given." The rendering preserves the verbal sense of the root and the explicit reference to Yahweh. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Netaneyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yahweh-has-given |