Lexical Definition

‎נְתַנְיָה‎ Nᵉthanyâh (neth-an-yaw') Nethaniah ^N:N-M-P
or נְתַנְיָהוּ Nᵉthanyâhûw (neth-an-yaw'-hoo); from ‎נָתַן‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; given of Jah

Nethaniah.

• § Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah"
• Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites

1) son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah
2) father of Jehudi
3) a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel
4) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23
• son of: Elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע)
• father of: Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְתַנְיָ֫הוּ‎, ‎נְתַנְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294}), ᵐ5 Ναθανιας; —

1. ‎נְתַנְיָ֫הנּ‎ father of Jehudi Jer 36:14.

2. ‎׳‎‎נ‎ father of Ishmael Gedaliah's murderer Jer 40:8; Jer 41:9 = ‎נְתַנְיָה‎ 2Kgs 25:23; 2Kgs 25:25; Jer 40:14; Jer 40:15; Jer 41:1 + 9 t. Jer 41.

3. ‎נְתַנְיָ֫הוּ‎ Levite name:
a. 2Chr 17:8.
b. 1Chr 25:12 = ‎נְתַנְיָה‎ v1Chr 25:2.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Elishama • Father of Ishmael

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nethaniah was the father of Ishmael, the assassin of Gedaliah the governor.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;
• only referred to as Nethaniah נְתַנְיָה;
• a son of Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע;
• father of Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵאל.

Nethaniah was the father of Ishmael, a man of royal blood who assassinated Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians over Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:23,25; Jeremiah 40:8,14,15; 41:1-18). Ishmael's mother was the daughter of Elnathan, an official in Jerusalem (2 Kings 24:8). After the murder of Gedaliah, Ishmael fled to the Ammonites. Nethaniah is only mentioned in reference to his son Ishmael.

All entries for Nethaniah: נְתַנְיָה

Related Profiles:

• Elishama (father)
• Ishmael (child)