נתן

Hebrew

Root
נ־ת־ן (n-t-n)

Verb

נָתַן • (natán) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָתֵת, future ייתן / יִתֵּן, imperative תֵּן, passive counterpart ניתן / נִתַּן)

1. to give
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:21:

     לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע ה׳ לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם כִּימֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ׃

2. to allow, permit, let
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:19:

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     וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃

     But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.

   • בעז בנאי, קצב ברגליים

     אני לי יכול לתת לה לחכות

3. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) to put, place
4. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) to turn into
   • Tanach, Exodus 28:24:

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     יִתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־מְטַר אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם יֵרֵד עָלֶיךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃

     The will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.

Proper noun

נָתָן • (natán) m

1. Nathan (biblical prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name, equivalent to English Nathan or Natan.

References

• Strong's Concordance number: H5414

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew נָתָן.

Proper noun

נתן • (nosn) m

1. Nathan (biblical prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name: Nathan