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
| Hebrew | el-nah-TAHN /ʔɛlnaˈtan/ |
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