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נָתִין

𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤍

Nâthîyn

H5411 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נתן to give, grant, assign, deliver

Definition

A member of a class of Temple servants in post-exilic Jerusalem, specifically subordinate personnel given (assigned) to assist the Levites in Temple-related duties. The term is most often used collectively for a group identified as being 'given' to the service of the Temple, particularly in Ezra-Nehemiah, and designates this hereditary class rather than describing a general function. The word does not generally refer to the act of being given in the passive, but functions as a proper noun for this social group.

Semantic Range

Temple servant assigned for Levite support, member of the Temple servant class known as the Nethinim, one given to temple service; in post-exilic usage, a hereditary social group dedicated to the care and service of the sanctuary

Root / Etymology

From the root נתן (to give, grant, place). נָתִין is the masculine passive participle, 'one who is given.' In its biblical usage, the term evolved into a collective noun for a specific group dedicated to service in the Temple.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The נְתִינִים (Nethinim) appear primarily in Ezra and Nehemiah, where they comprise a distinctive class of Temple servants, serving under the Levites and distinct from both Levites and priests. Their designation as 'given' likely indicates their status as individuals or groups assigned (possibly as former captives, foreign servants, or descendants of such) to support the labor needs of the Temple. In pre-exilic texts, the group is not clearly attested; the institution of the Nethinim is associated especially with the post-exilic community in Jerusalem following the return from Babylon. Later Jewish tradition sometimes expanded or reinterpreted their social status, but in the biblical context, they are understood as a class subordinate to Levites, with uncertain or mixed ancestry. English translations (following the Septuagint or Vulgate) may refer to them as 'Nethinim' or 'Temple servants,' but the transliteration preserves their distinct historical identity. The variant form נָתוּן (Ezra 8:17) is morphologically equivalent but appears only in that passage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or נָתוּן (Ezra 8:17), (the proper form as passive participle), from נָתַן; one given, i.e. (in the plural only); the Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given to that duty); Nethinims.

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Root Family

נתן (n-t-n) — to give, grant, assign, deliver

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3129 יוֹנָתָן in Yahweh-has-given
H4976 מַתָּן Mattan
H4977 מַתָּן Gift
H4978 מַתְּנָא gifts
H4979 מַתָּנָה with their gifts

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5411-01 הַ/נְּתִינִ֑ים hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the temple servants the assigned ones 9
H5411-04 וְ/הַ/נְּתִינִ֖ים vehanetinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the temple servants the temple-assigned ones 7
H5411-03 נְתִינִ֖ים netinim HNcmpa Nethinim given-ones for temple service 1
H5411-02 ה/נתונים hntvnym HTd/Vqsmpa the-given-ones the given-ones 1

Occurrences in Scripture

18 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5411-01 Ezra 2:43 הַ/נְּתִינִ֑ים hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the Nethinim the assigned ones
H5411-01 Ezra 2:58 הַ/נְּתִינִ֔ים hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the Nethinim the assigned ones
H5411-04 Ezra 2:70 וְ/הַ/נְּתִינִ֖ים vehanetinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the temple servants the temple-assigned ones
H5411-04 Ezra 7:7 וְ/הַ/נְּתִינִ֖ים vehanetinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the temple servants the temple-assigned ones
H5411-02 Ezra 8:17 ה/נתונים hntvnym HTd/Vqsmpa the-given-ones the given-ones
H5411-01 Ezra 8:17 הַ/נְּתִינִים֙ hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the-Nethinim the assigned ones
H5411-01 Ezra 8:20 הַ/נְּתִינִ֗ים hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the Nethinim the assigned ones
H5411-03 Ezra 8:20 נְתִינִ֖ים netinim HNcmpa Nethinim given-ones for temple service
H5411-04 Nehemiah 3:26 וְ/הַ֨/נְּתִינִ֔ים vehanetinim HC/Td/Ncmpa and the temple servants the temple-assigned ones
H5411-01 Nehemiah 3:31 הַ/נְּתִינִ֖ים hanetinim HTd/Ncmpa the temple servants the assigned ones
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