Lexical Definition

‎נְתַנְאֵל‎ Nᵉthanʼêl (neth-an-ale') Nethanel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נָתַן‎ and ‎אֵל‎; given of God

Nethaneel.

• § Nethaneel = "given of God"
• Nethanel, the name of ten Israelites

1) son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus
2) the 4th son of Jesse and a brother of David
3) a priest in the reign of David who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom
4) a representative of the priestly family of Jedaiah in the time of Joiakim
5) a priest of the family of Pashur who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
6) a Levite, father of Shemaiah the scribe in the reign of David
7) a Levite, son of Obed-edom
8) a chief of the Levites in the reign of king Josiah of Judah
9) a prince of Judah in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who was sent by the king to teach in the cities of the kingdom
10) a Levite of the sons of Asaph who played a musical instrument at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
10a) perhaps the same as 5

See Greek: Ναθαναήλ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.8
• son of: Zuar (צוּעָר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְתַנְאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (see Gray^{Prop. N. 181, 192, 205}; on proper names of this kind compare RS^{Sem i. 100 n., 2nd ed. 108}, Gray^{Prop. N. 264}); — ᵐ5 Ναθαναηλ; —

1. a chief of Issachar Num 1:8; Num 2:5; Num 7:18; Num 7:23; Num 10:15.

2. 4th son of Jesse 1Chr 2:14.

3. name of priests:
a. 1Chr 15:24.
b. Neh 12:21.

4. priest's son (who had strange wife) Ezra 10:22, perhaps = Neh 12:36.

5. Levite name:
a. 1Chr 24:6.
b. 1Chr 26:4.
c. 2Chr 35:9.

6. a prince of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 17:7.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Zuar • Leader of Issachar

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Nethanel son of Zuar was the leader of the tribe of Issachar during the wilderness wanderings.

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.8;
• only referred to as Nethanel נְתַנְאֵל;
• a son of Zuar צוּעָר.

Nethanel son of Zuar was the leader of the Israelite tribe of Issachar during the wilderness wanderings under Moses (Numbers 1:8). He was appointed to help take the census (Numbers 1:8) and made offerings at the dedication of the tabernacle (Numbers 7:18,23). Nethanel and the men of Issachar marched under their tribal standard as part of the camp of Judah, on the east side of the tabernacle (Numbers 2:5). His name means "given of God."

All entries for Nethanel: נְתַנְאֵל

Related Profiles:

• Zuar (father)