Lexical Definition

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

Nethaneel.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל and Nethanel 2Chr.17.7

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְתַנְאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (see GrayProp. N. 181, 192, 205; on proper names of this kind compare RSSem i. 100 n., 2nd ed. 108, GrayProp. 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

Book Refs
Numbers 1:8 · 2:5 · 7:18 · 7:23 · 10:15
1 Chronicles 2:14 · 15:24 · 24:6 · 26:4
2 Chronicles 17:7 · 35:9
Ezra 10:22
Nehemiah 12:21 · 12:36

Profile

Male • Levite sent to teach

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nethanel was a Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in Judah.

Nethanel was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He was one of the Levites that Jehoshaphat sent out to teach the Book of the Law in all the towns of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:7-9). As a Levite, teaching the people God's laws would have been one of his key roles. This mission by Jehoshaphat was part of his reforms to turn the people back to God.

All entries for Nethanel: נְתַנְאֵל