Lexical Definition

‎נָתָן‎ Nâthân (naw-thawn') Nathan ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נָתַן‎; given

Nathan.

• § Nathan = "giver"
• Nathan, the name of five Israelites

1) a son of David by Bathsheba
2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon
3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors
4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon
5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah
6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah
7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra
8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced

See Greek: Ναθάν

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.16

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָתָן‎₄₂ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ναθαν; —

1. a son of David 2Sam 5:14 = 1Chr 3:15; 1Chr 14:4.

2. the prophet of David's time 2Sam 7:2; 2Sam 7:3; 2Sam 7:4; 2Sam 7:17 = 1Chr 17:1; 1Chr 17:2; 1Chr 17:3 + 6 t. 2Sam 12; 1Kgs 1:8 + 10 t. 1Kgs 1; 2Chr 29:23; Ps 51:2* (title); ‎דִּבְרֵי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא‎ as name of a book 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 9:29.

3. father of one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:36.

4. father of officers of Solomon, 1Kgs 4:5 (twice in verse) (= 2 ?).

5. name in Judah:
a. 1Chr 2:36 (twice in verse).
b. 1Chr 11:38.

6. companion of Ezra from Babylon Ezra 8:16.

7. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:39.

8. head of a family Zech 12:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
2 Samuel	5:14 · 7:2 · 7:3 · 7:4 · 7:17 · Chapter 12 · 23:36
1 Kings	Chapter 1 · 1:8 · 4:5
1 Chronicles	2:36 · 3:15 · 11:38 · 14:4 · 17:1 · 17:2 · 17:3 · 29:29
2 Chronicles	9:29 · 29:23
Ezra	8:16 · 10:39
Psalms	51:2*
Zechariah	12:12

Profile

Male • Returned leader • A leader summoned by Ezra to help teach the Law.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Nathan, along with other leaders, was summoned by Ezra to assist in teaching the Law to the people.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.16;
• only referred to as Nathan נָתָן.

Nathan is mentioned in Ezra 8:16 as one of the leaders summoned by Ezra, a priest and scribe, to assist in teaching the Law of God to the people of Israel. This event took place during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, after Ezra had led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem.

Upon arriving in Jerusalem, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had not been following the Law of Moses and had intermarried with the neighboring pagan peoples. Ezra took steps to address this issue and to restore proper worship and obedience to God's commands.

As part of this effort, Ezra assembled a group of leaders, including Nathan, to help instruct the people in the Law. These leaders were chosen for their understanding and ability to teach others. Ezra "sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning" (Ezra 8:16).

All entries for Nathan: נָתָן