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Elnathan

אֶלְנָתָן

From Hebrew roots read as "God" and "to give": "God has given".

Meaning and origin

Elnathan turns up twice in the Old Testament: as an ancestor of King Jehoiachin on his mother's side, and as a court official whom King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt to fetch back the prophet Uriah.

How to pronounce Elnathan

Hebrewel-nah-TAHN /ʔɛlnaˈtan/

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