נָתַן
to give
also: put, set fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘give’
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”). Here: ‘be given to’
- Hophal
- The passive counterpart of the Hiphil (“he was caused to…”). Here: ‘be given’
- Qal Passive
- An archaic passive of the Qal, preserved in a few forms.
Form
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
- Participle Passive
- A verbal adjective expressing action received (“written”).
- Infinitive Absolute
- An unbound verbal noun, often intensifying or standing in for a finite verb.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
100 verses where H5414 appears in the Qal stem in the Book of Exodus. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Exodus
- Exodus 2:9 אֶתֵּ֣ן Qal impf 1cs Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." The woman took the child, and nursed it.
- Exodus 2:21 וַ/יִּתֵּ֛ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
- Exodus 3:19 יִתֵּ֥ן Qal impf 3ms I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
- Exodus 3:21 וְ/נָתַתִּ֛י conj + Qal wpf 1cs I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.
- Exodus 5:7 לָ/תֵ֨ת prep + Qal inf.cs "You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
- Exodus 5:10 נֹתֵ֥ן Qal ptcp.act ms The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, This is what Pharaoh says: "I will not give you straw.
- Exodus 5:18 יִנָּתֵ֣ן תִּתֵּֽנּוּ Niphal impf 3ms Qal impf 2mp Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet shall you deliver the same number of bricks!"
- Exodus 5:21 לָֽ/תֶת prep + Qal inf.cs and they said to them, "May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."
- Exodus 6:4 לָ/תֵ֥ת prep + Qal inf.cs I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.
- Exodus 6:8 לָ/תֵ֣ת וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י prep + Qal inf.cs conj + Qal wpf 1cs I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.'"
- Exodus 7:1 נְתַתִּ֥י/ךָ Qal pf 1cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
- Exodus 7:4 וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י conj + Qal wpf 1cs But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
- Exodus 7:9 תְּנ֥וּ Qal impv 2mp "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"
- Exodus 9:23 נָתַ֤ן Qal pf 3ms Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 10:25 תִּתֵּ֥ן Qal juss 2ms Moses said, "You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.
- Exodus 11:3 וַ/יִּתֵּ֧ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Yahweh gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.
- Exodus 12:7 וְ/נָֽתְנ֛וּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.
- Exodus 12:23 יִתֵּן֙ Qal impf 3ms For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
- Exodus 12:25 יִתֵּ֧ן Qal impf 3ms It shall happen when you have come to the land which Yahweh will give you, according as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.
- Exodus 12:36 נָתַ֨ן Qal pf 3ms Yahweh gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. They despoiled the Egyptians.
- Exodus 13:5 לָ֣/תֶת prep + Qal inf.cs It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.
- Exodus 13:11 וּ/נְתָנָ֖/הּ conj + Qal wpf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs "It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you,
- Exodus 16:3 יִתֵּ֨ן Qal impf 3ms and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
- Exodus 16:8 בְּ/תֵ֣ת prep + Qal inf.cs Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."
- Exodus 16:15 נָתַ֧ן Qal pf 3ms When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat."
- Exodus 16:29 נָתַ֣ן נֹתֵ֥ן Qal pf 3ms Qal ptcp.act ms Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."
- Exodus 16:33 וְ/תֶן conj + Qal impv 2ms Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations."
- Exodus 17:2 תְּנוּ Qal impv 2mp Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?"
- Exodus 18:25 וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 20:12 נֹתֵ֥ן Qal ptcp.act ms "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Exodus 21:4 יִתֶּן Qal impf 3ms If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
- Exodus 21:19 יִתֵּ֖ן Qal impf 3ms if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
- Exodus 21:22 וְ/נָתַ֖ן conj + Qal wpf 3ms "If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.
- Exodus 21:23 וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
- Exodus 21:30 וְ/נָתַן֙ conj + Qal wpf 3ms If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid on him.
- Exodus 21:32 יִתֵּן֙ Qal impf 3ms If the bull gores a man-servant or a maid-servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.
- Exodus 22:7 יִתֵּן֩ Qal impf 3ms "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
- Exodus 22:10 יִתֵּן֩ Qal impf 3ms "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;
- Exodus 22:17 לְ/תִתָּ֣/הּ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3fs If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
- Exodus 22:29 תִּתֶּן Qal impf 2ms "You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
- Exodus 22:30 תִּתְּנ/וֹ Qal impf 2ms + sfx pers 3ms You shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep. Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth day you shall give it me.
- Exodus 23:27 וְ/נָתַתִּ֧י conj + Qal wpf 1cs I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
- Exodus 23:31 אֶתֵּ֣ן Qal impf 1cs I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- Exodus 24:12 וְ/אֶתְּנָ֨ה conj + Qal coh 1cs Yahweh said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the tables of stone with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them."
- Exodus 25:12 וְ/נָ֣תַתָּ֔ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
- Exodus 25:16 וְ/נָתַתָּ֖ אֶתֵּ֖ן conj + Qal wpf 2ms Qal impf 1cs You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.
- Exodus 25:21 וְ/נָתַתָּ֧ תִּתֵּן֙ אֶתֵּ֖ן conj + Qal wpf 2ms Qal impf 2ms Qal impf 1cs You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.
- Exodus 25:26 וְ/נָתַתָּ֙ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.
- Exodus 25:30 וְ/נָתַתָּ֧ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
- Exodus 26:32 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.
- Exodus 26:33 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
- Exodus 26:34 וְ/נָתַתָּ֙ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
- Exodus 26:35 תִּתֵּ֖ן Qal impf 2ms You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tent toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.
- Exodus 27:5 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
- Exodus 28:14 וְ/נָתַתָּ֛ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms and two chains of pure gold; you make them like cords shall, of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.
- Exodus 28:23 וְ/נָתַתָּ֗ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 28:24 וְ/נָתַתָּ֗ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 28:25 תִּתֵּ֖ן וְ/נָתַתָּ֛ה Qal impf 2ms conj + Qal wpf 2ms The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forepart of it.
- Exodus 28:27 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart of it, close by the coupling of it, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
- Exodus 28:30 וְ/נָתַתָּ֞ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.
- Exodus 29:3 וְ/נָתַתָּ֤ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bull and the two rams.
- Exodus 29:6 וְ/נָתַתָּ֛ conj + Qal wpf 2ms and you shall set the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.
- Exodus 29:12 וְ/נָתַתָּ֛ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall take of the blood of the bull, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.
- Exodus 29:17 וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.
- Exodus 29:20 וְ/נָֽתַתָּ֡ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.
- Exodus 30:6 וְ/נָתַתָּ֤ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.
- Exodus 30:12 וְ/נָ֨תְנ֜וּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp "When you take a census of the children of Israel, according to those who are numbered among them, then each man shall give a ransom for his soul to Yahweh, when you number them; that there be no plague among them when you number them.
- Exodus 30:13 יִתְּנ֗וּ Qal impf 3mp They shall give this, everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to Yahweh.
- Exodus 30:14 יִתֵּ֖ן Qal impf 3ms Everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to Yahweh.
- Exodus 30:15 לָ/תֵת֙ prep + Qal inf.cs The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.
- Exodus 30:16 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls."
- Exodus 30:18 וְ/נָתַתָּ֣ וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ conj + Qal wpf 2ms conj + Qal wpf 2ms "You shall also make a basin of brass, and the base of it of brass, in which to wash. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.
- Exodus 30:33 יִתֵּ֛ן Qal impf 3ms Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'"
- Exodus 30:36 וְ/נָתַתָּ֨ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms and you shall beat some of it very small, and put some of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be to you most holy.
- Exodus 31:6 נָתַ֣תִּי נָתַ֣תִּי Qal pf 1cs Qal pf 1cs I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
- Exodus 31:18 וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger.
- Exodus 32:13 אֶתֵּן֙ Qal impf 1cs Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
- Exodus 32:24 וַ/יִּתְּנוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:' so they gave it me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."
- Exodus 32:29 וְ/לָ/תֵ֧ת conj + prep + Qal inf.cs Moses said, "Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow on you a blessing this day."
- Exodus 33:1 אֶתְּנֶֽ/נָּה Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 3fs Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Depart, go up from here, you and the people that you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your seed.'
- Exodus 34:33 וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms When Moses was done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.
- Exodus 35:34 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- Exodus 36:1 נָתַ֨ן Qal pf 3ms "Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded."
- Exodus 36:2 נָתַ֧ן Qal pf 3ms Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart Yahweh had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it:
- Exodus 37:13 וַ/יִּתֵּן֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
- Exodus 39:16 וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֗וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 39:17 וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֗וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 39:18 נָתְנ֖וּ וַֽ/יִּתְּנֻ֛/ם Qal pf 3cp conj + Qal wimpf 3mp + sfx pers 3mp The other two ends of the two braided chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the front of it.
- Exodus 39:20 וַֽ/יִּתְּנֻ֡/ם conj + Qal wimpf 3mp + sfx pers 3mp They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the front of it, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
- Exodus 39:25 וַ/יִּתְּנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates around the skirts of the robe, between the pomegranates;
- Exodus 39:31 וַ/יִּתְּנ֤וּ לָ/תֵ֥ת conj + Qal wimpf 3mp prep + Qal inf.cs They tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on the turban above, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:5 וְ/נָתַתָּ֞ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tent.
- Exodus 40:6 וְ/נָ֣תַתָּ֔ה conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tent of the tent of meeting.
- Exodus 40:7 וְ/נָֽתַתָּ֙ וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ conj + Qal wpf 2ms conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.
- Exodus 40:8 וְ/נָ֣תַתָּ֔ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
- Exodus 40:18 וַ/יִּתֵּן֙ וַ/יִּתֵּ֖ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses raised up the tent, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards of it, and put in the bars of it, and raised up its pillars.
- Exodus 40:20 וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן וַ/יִּתֵּ֧ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
- Exodus 40:22 וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tent northward, outside of the veil.
- Exodus 40:30 וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.
- Exodus 40:33 וַ/יִּתֵּ֕ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He raised up the court around the tent and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
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נתן (nâthan) is a Hebrew verb most often rendered “to give.” One archaism survives in the King James Version — “giveth” — where modern Bibles read “give”; see the renderings breakdown. With 1,816 verses in 38 books, it is one of the most common word in the Hebrew Bible. It first appears in Genesis 1:17. The verb spans 3 stems, from Qal to Niphal. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
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About this word
Strong's H5414 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 1,816
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 1,816 distinct verses.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #22
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 22 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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Most concentrated in
- Ezekiel 189 verses 10%
- Deuteronomy 165 verses 9%
- Jeremiah 137 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 1,816 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 803 verses · 44%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 576 verses · 32%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 437 verses · 24%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Give 166×, Gave 144×, Put 83×
- American Standard Version: Give 144×, Gave 125×, Put 79×
- Berean Standard Bible: Give 115×, Gave 92×, I will give 61×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Give 226×, Gave 132×, And 115×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H5414 across 2,007 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 457 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H5414 across 2,006 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 446 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H5414 across 1,958 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 566 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 54 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H5414 across 2,279 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 299 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
60 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 60 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
Qal
- Pf. נ׳ Gn 24:53 +; 2 ms. נָתַ֫תָּ Ju 15:18 +, נָתַ֫תָּה Gn 3:12 +, תַּתָּה 2 S 22:41 (defended as vulg. form with aphaer. of נ׳ by Th Ges Lgb. 139 Ew§ 195 b Köi. 300 De ψ 18:41 al.; נָתַתָּה (so ‖ ψ 18:41) Ol§ 89 Sta§ 127 b Ges§ 19 i (hesitantly), Klo Bu Löhr HPS, cf. Hup-Now ψ 18:41); 2 fs. נָתַתְּ Ez 16:33, 36, נָתַתְּי v 18, sf. נְתַתִּיהוּ v 19; 1 s. נָתַ֫תִּי Ju 1:2 +, etc.; Impf. יִתֵּן Gn 43:14 +, וַיִּתֵּן 15:10 +; sf. 3 ms. יִתְּנֶ֫נּוּ Lv 5:24 Ec 2:21; 1 s. אֶתֵּן Gn 12:7 +; 1 pl. נִתֵּן 34:21 +, נִתַּן־ Ju 16:5, etc.; Imv. ms. תֵּן 2 K 4:42 +, תֶּן־ Gn 14:21, תְּנָה 1 S 2:15 +, sf. תְּנֵ֫הוּ Ne 1:11 1 Ch 21:22, תְּנֶנָּה 1 S 21:10; fs. תְּנִי Gn 30:14 +, תֵּ֑נִי Is 43:6; mpl. תְּנוּ Gn 34:8 +; Inf. abs. נָתוֹן Dt 15:10 +, נָתֹן Nu 21:2 +; cstr. נְתֹן 20:21, נְתָן־ Gn 38:9, לְתִתֵּן 1 K 6:19 (but read לָתֵת so Ol§ 224 d Ges§ 66 i Benz), תתן also 17:14 Kt (Qr תֵּת)—> these forms retained by Ew§ 238 c Köi. 305;—תֵּת Gn 4:12 +, especially לָתֵת 15:7 +, לָתֵת־ Ju 21:18, לָתֶת־ Ex 5:21 (so Ginsb, van d. H. לָתֵת־, cf. also Ki in Köi. 304 f.) +; sf. תִּתִּי Gn 29:19 +, תִּתְּךָ Dt 15:10 +, etc.; Pt. נֹתֵן Ju 21:18 +, etc.;— e.g. Genesis 24:53
- 1. give:
- a. = give personally, deliver or hand to, c. acc. rei + ל pers. 1 S 10:4; 22:10 2 K 22:10 Lv 5:16 (P) 22:14 (H) Ru 4:7 + often; in trade Pr 31:24; אֶל־ pers. Gn 21:14 (E), Je 3:8 Lv 15:14 + often; explicitly נ׳ בְּיַד Dt 24:1, 3 (bill of divorce); c. acc. rei alone Ju 5:25. e.g. 1 Samuel 10:4
- b. = bestow upon, c. acc. rei + ל pers. Gn 24:53 (J) 20:16 (E) 1:29 (P) + often; an understanding heart 1 K 3:9, 12, blessing Dt 12:15, mercy 13:18, cf. Je 16:13; 42:12; strength Dt 8:18 ψ 68:36; the sabbath Ex 16:29 (J) Ez 20:12; = procure for (לְ) one 1 S 17:10 1 K 21:7; יִתֵּן לָכֶם רַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי Gn 43:14 (J) he will give you compassion in the eyes of the man (cf. also 2 b, 3 b); give persons 46:18, 25 (P); of Levites given to (לְ) Aaron and his sons Nu 3:9 cf. 8:19, to י׳ 8:16 cf. 18:6 (all P); especially of י׳’s giving land to Abr. and his descendants Gn 15:18; 26:4 (J) 17:8 (P) Ex 6:8 (P; + מוֹרָשָׁה) + often (pt. in this sense 37 times Dt.), + לִרִשְׁתָּהּ Dt 3:18 +; אַל־תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים תֵילֶ֑ךָ Pr 31:3; + מִן of source נָתַתִּי מִמֶּנָּה לְךָ בֵּן Gn 17:16 (P); c. acc. alone ψ 61:6 Ec 12:7 (רוּחַ); give something to (ל) one for (ל) sthg., in some capacity, אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו נ׳ לוֹ לַעֲבָדִים Gn 27:37 +; prob. also נ׳ בְּבָרוּתִי רֹאשׁ ψ 69:22 they gave, as my food, gall (בְּ essentiae), cf. supr. בְּ 7 c, Hup-Nowad loc.; acc. + inf. נ׳־לִי לֶחֶם לֶאֱכֹל וּבֶגֶד לִלְבּשׁ Gn 28:20 (J), cf. Ex 16:15 (P), Ne 9:15, 20; לֹא נ׳ לָכֶם לֵב לָדַעַת וְעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת וְאָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ Dt 29:3. e.g. Genesis 24:53
- c. give woman to (ל) man as (ל) wife, Gn 29:28 (E), 34:8, 12 (J), Jos 15:16, 17 (JE), = Ju 1:12, 13 +; without 2nd ל Gn 29:19(×2) (E), Gn 38:26 Ex 2:21 (J), Gn 34:9, 14, 16 (P), Ju 15:2, 6 +; c. acc. alone, Gn 29:26 (E), 1 S 25:44. e.g. Genesis 29:28
- d. of (gracious) bestowals of various kinds: give = grant, send rain, גִּשְׁמֵיכֶם Lv 26:4 (H), מְטַר־אַרְצְכֶם Dt 11:14, מָטָר עַל־אַרְצְךָ 1 K 8:36, etc.; also of sending plague of hail Ex 9:23 (E); send herbage (עֵשֶׂב) in (בְּ) your field for (לְ) your cattle Dt 11:15; grant a remnant to (לְ) Judah Je 40:11; וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ אֶת־נַפְשְׁךָ לְשָׁלָל 45:5 and I will grant thee thy life as spoil; grant revenge (acc.) to (לְ) the king on (מִן) Saul, etc. 2 S 4:8, cf. הָאֵל הַגֹּתֵן נְקָמוֹת לִי 2 S 22:48 = ψ 18:48; other gifts Ju 15:18 (בְּיַד), 1 S 1:11 (לְ), Ru 4:13. e.g. Leviticus 26:4
- e. grant a request, שְׁאֵלָה 1 S 1:17, 27 Est 5:3 ψ 106:15 (+ ל pers.), בַּקָּשָׁה Ezr 7:6, תַּאֲוָה Pr 10:24, (רָשָׁע) מַאֲוַיֵּי ψ 140:9, תִּקְוָה Jb 6:8, מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּ֑ךָ ψ 37:4, cf. יִתֵּן י׳ לָכֶם וּמְצֶאןָ מְנוּחָה Ru 1:9. e.g. 1 Samuel 1:17
- f. מִי יִתֵּן who will give or grant, in expressions of wish = O that (I had! etc.; = Assyrian mannu inamdin JägerBAS ii. 279), especially (9 times) Jb.: c. acc. מִי־יִתֵּן עֶרֶב Dt 28:67 cf. v 67, Jb 14:4 ψ 14:7 = 53:7, 55:7 Je 9:1; c. 2 acc. כָּל־עַם י׳ נְבִיאִים Nu 11:29 (JE), lit. who will make all י׳’s people prophets? cf. Je 8:23; c. acc. + כְּ, מִי יִתֶּנְךָ כְאָח לִי Ct 8:1, cf. Jb 29:2; c. acc. + בְּ, אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּיָדִי Ju 9:29 O that this people were in my charge! c. acc. + לְ Jb 31:35, lit. who will give to me (לִי) one hearing me? also מִי יִתְּנֵנִי Is 27:4 where sf. appar. = לִי; c. inf. מִי יִתֵּן מוּתֵנוּ Ex 16:3 (P), so 2 S 19:1, מִי יִתֵּן אֱלוֹהַּ דַּבֵּר Jb 11:5; c. impf. תָּבוֹא שֶׁאֱלָתִי Jb 6:8 O that my request might come to pass! 14:13; 31:31; impf. + וְ 19:23(×2); c. pf. יָדַעְתִּי 23:3 O that I knew! (+ וְאֶמְצָאֵהוּ); c. pf. consec. Dt 5:26†. e.g. Deuteronomy 28:67
- g. permit, c. acc. + inf., לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶיהָ Gn 20:6 (E), cf. 31:7 (E) Ex 3:19 (J) Nu 20:21; 21:23 (JE) + often; om. לְ Jb 9:18; c. ל pers. + inf. 2 Ch 20:10, also לֹא כֵן נ׳ לְךָ י׳ Dt 18:14 not thus hath י׳ permitted to thee; אִם־אֶתֵּן שְׁנָת לְעֵינָ֑י וגו׳ ψ 132:4 Pr 6:4; give thyself (לְ) no rest La 2:18, give him (לְ) no rest Is 62:6. e.g. Genesis 20:6
- h. = ascribe glory, etc. (acc.) to (לְ) God 1 S 6:5 Jb 36:3, especially imv. Je 13:16 Ezr 10:11 ψ 68:35 cf. 115:1 (so הָבוּ, v. יהב 4); to man 1 S 18:8(×2); unseemliness (תִּפְלָה) to God Jb 1:22. e.g. 1 Samuel 6:5
- i. = apply, devote heart to seek out, acc. + inf. Ec 1:13, 17; 8:9, 16 Dn 10:12, נ׳ לֵב לְ Ec 7:21 = attend to; conversely אֶת־כָּל־זֶה נָתַתִּי אֶל־לִבִּי Ec 9:1 = all this I set before my mind, 7:2; also (with subj. diff. from ind. obj.) מָה אֱלֹהַי נֹתֵן אֶל־לִבִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת Ne 2:12 cf. 7:5. e.g. Ecclesiastes 1:13
- j. = employ, devote money (acc.) עַל־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד Ex 30:16 (P). e.g. Exodus 30:16
- k. give offerings, לְי׳ Nu 18:12 (P), תְּרוּמַת י׳ Ex 30:15 (P), cf. give spoil to (לְ) י׳ Dt 20:14 (י׳ subj.); מִיָּֽדְךָ נָתַנּוּ לָ֑ךְ 1 Ch 29:14; offering to (לְ) idols Ez 6:13; especially to Moloch Lv 20:2, 4, to pass through fire to (ל) M 18:21, etc. e.g. Numbers 18:12
- l. = consecrate, dedicate to (לְ) י׳ 1 S 1:11 Ex 22:29 (E). e.g. 1 Samuel 1:11
- m. give a sign or wonder, acc. 1 K 13:3, 5, + לְ pers. Jos 2:12 (JE), with reflex. לְ Ex 7:9 (P), alm. = display, exhibit; cf. נָֽתְנוּ הֲדָרֵךְ Ez 27:10 they set forth, exhibit thy splendour; כִּי יִתֵּן בַּכּוֹס עֵינוֹ Pr 23:31 when it sheweth its sparkle in the cup. e.g. 1 Kings 13:3
- n. = pay, wages (acc., + sf.), נ׳ שְׂכָרִי Gn 30:18 (E) he hath paid my hire, Ex 2:9 (E) Dt 24:15, cf. Is 61:8; + ל pers. Je 22:13; a price, נ׳ מִכְרָם Nu 20:19 (JE), וַיִּתֵּן שְׂכָרָהּ Jon 1:3, i.e. paid his fare, passage-money; money (as) price (מחיר) 1 K 21:2, cf. נ׳ כֶּסֶף הַשָּׂדֶה Gn 23:13 (P); pay money for (ב) something Dt 14:26; wealth for (ב) love Ct 8:7; tax or rent, c. acc. rei + ל pers. Gn 47:24 (J); fine (c. id.) Ex 21:32 (E) Dt 22:29, acc. om. v 19, cf. וְנָתַן בִּפְלִלִים Ex 21:22 (v פָּלִיל), נ׳ שִׁבְתּוֹ v 19 (i.e. pay for his lost time), נ׳פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשׁוֹ v 30 (pay redemption-money; all E), cf. וְנ׳ אִישׁ כֹּפֶר נַפְשׁוֹ לְי׳ 30:12 (P); pay votive offering (c. acc. + ל) Lv 27:23 (P); a wager (c. acc. + ל) Ju 14:12, 13. e.g. Genesis 30:18
- o. c. בְּ, give for (ב) money = sell, תְּנָה־לִּי אֶת־כַּרְמְךָ בְּכֶסֶף 1 K 21:6, cf. Dt 2:28; 14:25 1 Ch 21:22;—נ׳ Ez 27 is trading term, but sometimes connexion obscure and text dub.: give wares for (בְ) 27:12 (but read prob. ך for ב 𝔊 𝔖 Co Berthol), v 13, 16 (del. 2nd ב), v 17, 19, 22 (cf., further, Co Berthol and especially Sm); נ׳ הַיֶּלֶד בַּוּוֹנָה Jo 4:3 (‖ מָכַר); ב instr., give בַּגּוֹרָל by lot Jos 21:8. e.g. 1 Kings 21:6
- p. give instead of, exchange for, c. תַּחַת Ex 21:23 (E) 1 K 21:2, 6 Is 43:4; 61:3, בְּעַד Jb 2:4. e.g. Exodus 21:23
- q. give, i.e. lend, at interest, כַּסְפּוֹ לֹא נ׳ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ Lv 25:37 ψ 15:5, so (acc. om.) Ez 18:8, 13. e.g. Leviticus 25:37
- r. = commit, entrust to, c. acc. + אֶל־ pers. Ex 22:6, 9 (E), c. ל pers. Ct 8:11, c. בְּיַד Gn 30:35; 39:4, 8, 22 (all J), 2 S 10:10. e.g. Exodus 22:6
- s. give over, deliver up, c. acc. Nu 21:3 (JE) Ju 20:13 1 S 11:12 2 S 14:7; 20:21 1 K 14:16 Ho 11:8 (‖ מִגֵּן), Mi 5:2; נ׳ בָּנָיו פְּלֵיטִים וּבְנֹתָיו בַּשְּׁבִית לְמֶלֶךְ אֱמֹרִי Nu 21:29 (JE); + ל, נ׳ פ׳ לַמָּוֶת ψ 118:18; + לִפְנֵי Dt 7:2, 23; 31:5 + (see Dr Dt. lxxxiii, No. 52, and v. further 2 b ad fin.); especially נ׳ בְּיַד, c. acc., Nu 21:34 (JE) Jos 2:24 (JE) Dt 2:24 + often e.g. Numbers 21:3
- t. yield produce, fruit, etc., especially of land, ground, Gn 4:12 (J), Lv 25:19; 26:4, 20 (all H), Dt 11:17 Is 55:10 (+ ל pers.) Zc 8:12 ψ 67:7; 85:13 cf. Ez 36:8; of tree Ez 34:27 Lv 26:4, 20 (H) ψ 1:3, + vine Jo 2:22, vine Zc 8:12; abs. root of righteous yields, יִתֵּן Pr 12:12 according to De Str (dub.; proposes to insert פְּרִי); Dy Kau Wild proposes אֵיתָן (as ψ 74:15, etc.), cf. as to sense Ew; other conj. v. Now; cf. Nu 20:8 (P) Zc 8:12 Ct 1:12; 2:13; 7:14. e.g. Genesis 4:12
- u. = occasion, produce, שֵׂכֶל טוֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן Pr 13:15 cf. 29:15, חֶרְדַּת אָדָם יִתֵּן מוֹקֵשׁ v 25 trembling before man occasioneth a snare. e.g. Proverbs 13:15
- v. requite to (לְ) a man, according to (כְּ) character 1 K 8:39 = 2 Ch 6:30 Je 17:10; 32:19 ψ 28:4(×2) c. עַל־ + כְּ Ez 7:9; c. עַל־ pers. + acc. of sin 7:3, 4, 8; 23:49 (cf. 2 b). e.g. 1 Kings 8:39
- w. = report, mention, וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־מִסְפַּר … אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ 2 S 24:9 he reported the number unto the king; וָאֶתְּנָה לוֹ זְמָ֑ן Ne 2:6 and I mentioned to him a time. e.g. 2 Samuel 24:9
- x. = utter, usually c. acc. קוֹל, utter a sound, lift up the voice: Je 4:16 (+ עַל against), 22:20; 48:34 La 2:7; in weeping, וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־קֹלוֹ בִּבְבִי Gn 45:2 (E), וַיִּבְכּוּ Nu 14:1 (P); + ל pers. Pr 2:3 (‖ לַבִּינָה תִּקְרָא); of wisdom Pr 1:20; 8:1 (‖ קרא); of י׳, especially in thunder of theoph. Am 1:2 2 S 22:14 (‖ יַרְעֵם), = ψ 18:14, Je 25:30 Jo 2:11; of clouds ψ 77:18, the deep Hb 3:10; of young lion’s roaring Am 3:4 Je 2:15; of birds ψ 104:12; קוֹל om., נ׳ דָּוִד … לְהֹדֹת לְי׳ 1 Ch 16:7; so of י׳’s voice in thunder, לְקוֹל תִּתּוֹ Je 10:13 (sc. קוֹלוֹ) at the sound of his uttering (his voice) = 51:16; נ׳ בְּקוֹל Je 12:8 (+ עַל־ against), of י׳ ψ 46:7, הֵן־יִתֵּן בְּקוֹלוֹ קוֹל עֹז 68:34; נ׳ with other words, אֹמֶר v 12 (of י׳); of confession, (acc. + ל pers.) Jos 7:19 (JE) Ezr 10:11. e.g. Jeremiah 4:16
- y. give = stretch out, extend, וַיִּתֶּן־יָד Gn 38:28 (J) it put out a hand; וַיִּתֵּן צַמַּרְתּוֹ אֶל־בֵּין עֲבוֹתִים (read עָבוֹת) Ez 31:10, 14 and it stretched its top amid the clouds. e.g. Genesis 38:28
- z. combinations are: יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִ֑י La 3:30 (humiliation), cf. Is 50:6; וַיִּתְּנוּ כָתֵף סֹרָ֑רֶת Zc 7:11 (of stubbornness), so Ne 9:29 (‖ עָרְפָּם הִקְשׁוּ); also וַיִּתְּנוּ עֹרֶף 2 Ch 29:6 gave, i.e. turned (their) back (on י׳; ‖ וַיַּסֵּבּוּ פְנֵיהֶם מִמִּשְׁכַּן י׳); of compact, תְּנָה אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ 2 K 10:15 cf. v 15, so מִצְרַיִם נָתַנּוּ יָד La 5:6; of submission, נָֽתְנָה יָדָהּ Je 50:15 = she (Babyl.) hath surrendered; תְּנוּ יָד לְי׳ 2 Ch 30:8 = submit to י׳; more explicitly, נ׳ יָד תַּחַת שְׁלֹמֹה 1 Ch 29:24; נ׳ מָקוֹם לְ Ju 20:36 give place to (retire before); of sexual relation, אֶל־אֵשֶׁת … לֹא־תִתֵּן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ לְזָ֑רַע Lv 18:20 (H), וַיִּתֵּן אִישׁ בָּךְ אֶת־שְׁכָבְתּוֹ Nu 5:20 (P), so (בְּכָל־בְּהֵמָה) Lv 18:23 (H), cf. 20:15 (H).—יִתֵּן is taken impers. = ‘es giebt,’ there is, there are, in Jb 37:10 Pr 10:24; 13:10 by De, citing Ew§ 295 d, Now Pr 13:10 Str Frankenb (in transl., dub. in note), BaeJb in Kau; but improbable Kau Pr Di Jb, so Hi Bu Du (on Jb 37:10), reading יֻתַּן; cf. KöSynt. § 324 d β. e.g. Lamentations 3:30
- 2. Put, set, nearly = שִׂים, and sometimes ‖ with it:
- a. lit., (especially often in Ez P); c. acc. + עַל־ on, ring on hand Gn 41:42 (E), cf. Ez 16:11, helmet on head 1 S 17:38, also Je 27:2; 28:14 (in fig.), 1 K 12:4, 9 (in fig.), 18:23 (‖ שִׂים), Ex 12:7 (acc. om.), cf. 25:12, 26, 30 + often P; c. עַל־ = above Ex 25:21; 26:34 (P), = for, נ׳ גֹּרָלֹת עַל־ Lv 16:8 (P), cast lots for; = against Ez 26:8; c. אֶל־ into: ark into cart 1 S 6:8, put one in the stocks Je 29:26 (also c. עַל־ 20:2), in prison 37:18; 38:11, cf. Ex 25:16; 28:30 (P); put water upon (עַל־) sthg. into (אֶל־) vessel Nu 19:17; = toward וַיִּתֵּן פְּנֵי הַצֹּאן אֶל־עָקֹד Gn 30:40 (J; del. Ol Di al.); c. בְּ, cup into hand Gn 40:13 (E), cf. Ju 7:16, also Gn 41:48 (E), cf. 1 K 7:51, Gn 1:17 (P), 9:13 (P), 2 K 19:18, Je 27:8, נ׳ בֶּעָפָר פֶּה La 3:29 (in fig.), נָתַתִּי שִׁפְחָתִי בְּחֵיקֶ֑ךָ Gn 16:5 (J), וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת Dt 15:17 and thou shalt put (the awl) into his ear and into the door (pin his ear to the door); put disease into one Dt 7:15 (‖ שִׂים); inflict blemish (מוּם) on (בְּ), Lv 24:19, 20; וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם 19:28; c. בְּ + לְ, שֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם v 28 (all H); c. לִפְנֵי before, in front of, set food before one, 2 K 4:43, 44; cf. Zc 3:9 Ez 3:20 Ex 30:6; 40:5, 6 (all P); c. בֵּין between, Ex 30:18; 40:17 (P); c. לְ, מִגְרָעוֹת נ׳ לַבַּיִת סָבִיב 1 K 6:6 he put ledges to the house; c. other preps. הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּ עִמָּדִי Gn 3:16 (J), the woman whom thou hast set at my side, cf. Ex 31:6 (נ׳ אִתּוֹ; fig. of association, assistance); c. לִקְרַאת Gn 15:10 (J), lay each piece to meet its fellow; he set the sea מִכֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת 1 K 7:39; c. ה loc. put money שָׁמָּה into it 2 K 12:10, so of water Ex 30:18 (P), cf. 40:7 (שָׁם); c. 2 acc. נ׳ אוֹתוֹ בֵּית הַכְּלוּא Je 37:4 cf. v 15; put, place, abs. Ex 40:8 (P; ‖ שִׂים, cf. 26:32); set up, אֶבֶן מַשְׂכִּית בְּ Lv 26:1 (H; ‖ הֵקִים); + לְ pers., lay snare for me ψ 119:110 (in fig.). e.g. Genesis 41:42
- b. fig., in many phr.: c. עַל, put my spirit upon him Is 42:1, reproach upon one Je 23:40, blessing on Mt. Gerizim, etc., Dt 11:29, curses on enemies 30:7; impose tax upon Ne 10:33 cf. 2 K 23:33; נָתַן הוֹד עַל put majesty upon one 1 Ch 29:25 Dn 11:21 Nu 27:20 (P; מֵהוֹד; cf. ψ 21:6); so also perhaps ψ 8:2 hast set thy majesty upon (over) the heavens, cf. 𝔖 𝔙 𝔗 (read נָתַתָּה for תְּנָה, Hup De Pe Bae al.; other views v. in Thes Ew Ol Now Che We Du); = above, וּנְתָֽנְךָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ Dt 28:1 cf. 26:19; put (sthg.) over mouth Mi 3:5 (i.e. stop one’s mouth, by a gift); = against נ׳ מָצוֹר עַל־ Ez 4:2 (siege), cf. v 2b; c. אֶל־, וָאֶתְּנָה אֶת־פָּנַי אֶל־אֲדֹנָי … לְבַקֵּשׁ Dn 9:3; c. בְּ, words into mouth Dt 18:18 Je 1:9, cf. 1 K 22:23; wisdom into heart, or person, 1 K 10:24 Ex 31:6; 36:1, 2 (all P), cf. ψ 4:8; set peace in earth Lv 26:6 (H); (the idea of) perpetuity (עוֹלָם) in heart Ec 3:11; a purpose, וּלהוֹרֹת נ׳ בְּלִבּוֹ Ex 35:34 (P); וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־יָדִי בְּמִצְרַיִם Ex 7:4 (P); אַל־תִּתֵּן דָּם נָקִי בְּקֶרֶב עַמְּךָ Dt 21:8; וַיִּתֵּן חִנּוֹ בְּעֵינֵי Gn 39:21 (J), and he put his favour in the eyes of the prison-keeper (made the keeper favourable to him), cf. Ex 3:21; 11:3; 12:36 (all E; cf. also 1 b, 3 b); c. בְּ pers. = against, in phr. set my face against, oppose Ez 14:8; 15:7 Lv 17:10; 20:6 (both H); c. בֵּין, = put, i.e. make a covenant between Gn 17:2 (P), cf. Lv 26:46 (H); נ׳ אֶרֶץ לִפְנֵיכֶם i.e. place at your disposal Dt 1:8, 21 cf. 2:36; set ordinances, etc., before, לִפְנֵי (for observance), 1 K 9:6 Je 26:4; 44:10 Dn 9:10; blessings and cursings (for choice) Dt 30:1, 15, 19; נ׳ דֶּרֶךְ בְּרֹאשׁ פ׳ set or place one’s way upon his head, i.e. requite him, Ez 9:10; 11:21; 16:43; 22:31 cf. 17:19, also 1 K 8:32 = 2 Ch 6:23 + (cf. 1 v); לָתֵת נִקְמַת י׳ בְּמִדְיָן Nu 31:3 to set the vengeance of י׳ upon Midian; נ׳ ב׳ ψ 50:20 = set in, i.e. impute to (usually שִׂים ב׳). e.g. Isaiah 42:1
- c. set, appoint, c. acc. + עַל־ over, י׳ hath set a king over you 1 S 12:13 cf. Gn 41:41 (E); c. עַל־ on, נ׳ ישֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאִי 1 K 1:48; c. בְּ in = over, 1 Ch 12:9 Ne 13:4; c. לְ, Nethînîm לַעֲבֹדָה Ezr 8:20; c. acc. alone, idol-priests 2 K 23:5, prophet Je 1:5 (2 acc.), leader Nu 14:4; one instead of (תַּחַת) another 1 K 2:35. e.g. 1 Samuel 12:13
- d. = assign, designate, c. לְ: God hath assigned victim-flesh to (ל) you, in order to bear sins of people Lv 10:17, cf. Nu 18:8 (both P); cities for (ל) flight of man-slayer Nu 35:6 (P); נָתַתִּי לָכֶם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְכַפֵּר Lv 17:11 (H). e.g. Leviticus 10:17
- 3. Make, constitute,
- a. c. 2 acc., וְנָתַתִּי נְעָרִים שָׂרֵיהֶם Is 3:4 and I will make boys their princes, cf. Gn 17:5; Ex 7:1 (both P), ψ 18:33 (> וַיַּתֵּר in ‖ 2 S 22:33), 39:6; 69:12; 135:12, etc.; + בֵּין Jos 22:25 (P); + אֶל־ pers. וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ אֵלֶיךָ עֹרֶף Ex 23:27 (E), and I will make all thine enemies unto thee a back, i.e. make them shew thee their back, flee from thee, so c. לְ ψ 18:41 = 2 S 22:41. e.g. Isaiah 3:4
- b. c. acc. + לְ, וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְגַלִּים Je 9:10 and I will make Jerusalem into ruin-heaps, cf. Dt 28:13; Is 42:24; Gn 17:6, 20; 48:4; Nu 5:21; Jos 17:3 (all P) +; נ׳ פ׳ לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי 1 K 8:50 make persons an object of compassion before (in the eyes of), so Ne 1:11 ψ 106:46 Dn 1:9 (cf. also 1 b, 2 b); + לְ pers. for (especially Je.), וּנְתַתִּים לִזְוָעָה לְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ Je 15:4 and I will make them a terror for all kingdoms of the earth, cf. 24:9; 29:18; 34:17. e.g. Jeremiah 9:10
- c. c. acc. + כְּ, וְאֵת הָאֲדָזִים נ׳ כַּשִּׁקְמִים 1 K 10:27 and the cedars he made like the sycomores, i.e. as common, = 2 Ch 1:15, cf. 1 K 16:3 Ez 28:6 Lv 26:19 (H), Ru 4:11; וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָנוּ כִּמְרַגְּלִים Gn 42:30 (E), i.e. regarded, treated us as spies, but ins. בַּמִּשְׁמָר 𝔊 Ol Di Ball Holz,—אַל־תִּתֵּן אֶת־אֲמָֽתְךָ לִפְנֵי בַת בְּלִיַּעַל 1 S 1:16 difficult, (notwithstanding Jb 3:24; 4:19), read prob. כְּ (HPS), or לְ, for לִפְנֵי. e.g. 1 Kings 10:27
- d. rarely c. acc. alone: וּמִבְּנֵי יִשׂ׳ לֹא נ׳ שְׁלֹמֹה עֶבֶד 1 K 9:22 and of the sons of Israel Sol. made no slave, but read prob. לְמַם עֹבֵד (as v 21; 𝔊 A εἰς πράγμα om. B 𝔊L; cf. Klo Benz), וָאֶתֵּן עֲלֵיהֶם קְהִלָּה Ne 5:7 and I made (held) over their case a great assembly; make a decree, חֹק, ψ 148:6; perhaps also וַתִּתֵּן אֹתֹת בְּפַרְעֹה Ne 9:10 and thou didst perform signs and wonders against Pharaoh, etc. (cf. שִׂים אוֹתֹת בְּ Ex 10:2 ψ 78:43). e.g. 1 Kings 9:22
Niphal
- Pf. נִתַּן Is 9:5 +; 3 fs. נִתְּנָה Gn 38:14 +; 2 mpl. וְנִתַּתֶּם consec. Lv 26:25; 1 pl. נִתַּ֫נּוּ Ezr 9:7; Impf. יִנָּתֵן Ex 5:18 +, יִנָּ֫תֶן לוֹ 2 Ch 2:13 (Gi v. d. H. יִנָּ֫תֶן־לוֹ); Ptcp. נִתָּן 2 K 22:7; Inf. abs. הִנָּתֹן Je 32:4; 38:3; cstr. לְהִנָּתֵן Est 3:14; 8:13;— e.g. Isaiah 9:5
- 1. be given to (usually c. ל pers.):
- a. = bestowed upon Jos 24:33 (E), Ez 11:15 (+ לְמוֹרָשָׁה), 33:24 (+ id.), Jb 15:19; Ez 16:34; Nu 26:62 (P), Is 9:5, portion from sacrifice Lv 10:14 (P), glory Is 35:2, birthright 1 Ch 5:1, freedom Lv 19:20 (H). e.g. Joshua 24:33
- b. given to one (ל) for wife (ל) Gn 38:14 (J), 1 S 18:19. e.g. Genesis 38:14
- c. provided, usually c. ל Ex 5:16, 18 (J); 1 S 25:27; 2 K 25:30 = Je 52:34, Is 33:16; Ne 13:10; נ׳ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד Ec 12:11 they are given from one shepherd (i.e. words of wise) according to Ew De Hi-Now RüetschiKau; Wild underst. subj. of compilers. e.g. Exodus 5:16
- d. = entrusted to Je 13:20 cf. 2 Ch 2:13; c. עַל־יָדָם 2 K 22:7, בְּיַד 2 Ch 34:16. e.g. Jeremiah 13:20
- e. = be given into the power of (usually c. בְּיַד), especially of city (kg., people) given into the hand of foe 2 K 18:30 (+ אֶת־ acc.), 19:10 = Is 36:15; 37:10; Je 21:10 + 18 times Je Lv Chr Dn; earth into hand of wicked Jb 9:24; in good sense Gn 9:2 (P); delivered to death (ל), unto lower world (אֶל־), Ez 31:14; given to us (ל) for devouring (ל) 35:12; חֶרֶב נ׳ Ez 32:20 delivered to the sword (del. 𝔊 𝔖 Co SgfrKau Toy); abs., of צָבָא, Dn 8:12 (al. was appointed, v. especially Dr), 11:6. e.g. 2 Kings 18:30
- f. of request, be granted to (ל), Est 2:13; 5:3 (בַּקָּשָׁה), v 6; 7:2; 9:12 (all שְׁאֵלָה), cf. 7:3 (בִּשְׁאֵלָה, בְּבַקָּשָׁה). e.g. Esther 2:13
- g. = be permitted Est 9:13 (+ inf.). e.g. Esther 9:13
- h. = be issued, published (of royal decree), abs. Est 3:5, 14; 4:8; 8:13, 14; 9:14; of law given בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה Ne 10:30. e.g. Esther 3:5
- i. = be uttered, נ׳ שְׁאוֹן קוֹלָם Je 51:55 (of stormers of Babylon). e.g. Jeremiah 51:55
- j. be assigned for (ל), Ez 47:11. e.g. Ezekiel 47:11
- 2. Be put, set:
- a. lit., crown בְּרֹאשׁ Est 6:8; of personif. folly נ׳ הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִים Ec 10:6. e.g. Esther 6:8
- b. in imagery of Ezek. נ׳ … בְּיַרְכְּתֵי־בוֹר Ez 32:23, c. אֵת (with) v 29, c. בְּתוֹךְ v 25, vine put (cast) לָאֵשׁ לְאָכְלָה Ez 15:4 into the fire for consuming; fig. of terror נ׳ בארץ 32:25. e.g. Ezekiel 32:23
- c. = be made, בֶּן־אָדָם חָצִיר יִנָּתֵן Is 51:12. e.g. Isaiah 51:12
- d. = be inflicted, of blemish (מוּם) Lv 24:20 (c. בְּ pers.). e.g. Leviticus 24:20
Hophal
- (or Qal pass. Ges§ 53 u) Impf. יֻתַּן 1 K 2:21 + 5 times + 2 S 21:6 Qr (Kt ינתן); וַיֻּתַּן 2 S 18:9;— e.g. 1 Kings 2:21
- 1.
- a. be given, bestowed, abs. Nu 26:54; c. לְ pers. 2 K 5:17; Nu 32:5 (אֶת־ c. acc.; both P); in exchange for (תַּחַת) Jb 28:15. e.g. Numbers 26:54
- b. = be given to one (ל) for wife (ל) 1 K 2:21 (Abishag, אֶת־ c. acc.). e.g. 1 Kings 2:21
- c. = be given, delivered, up to (ל) 2 S 21:6. e.g. 2 Samuel 21:6
- 2. be put upon (עַלִ־) Lv 11:38 (P); of Absalom וַיֻּתַּן בֵּין הַשָּׁמַיִם וגו׳ 2 S 18:9, וַיִּתָּל (√ תלה) 𝔊 𝔖 We Dr (?), Klo Kit Bu HPS. e.g. Leviticus 11:38
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
vb. give, put, set (Ecclus נתן 44:19 + often; OHeb נתן־יהו n.pr.m. Lzb 327; NH = BH; Ph. יתן, נתן in n.pr. מתנת, etc., Lzb 292, 327; Assyrian nadânu DlHWB 450 (rarely ittan Id ib. 488); Zinj. נתן, also in n.pr., Lzb 327 Cook 84; Nab. Impf. ינתן, and n.pr.; Palm., also n.pr. Lzb l.c. Cook l.c.; 𝔗 Impf. יִתֵּן, Inf. מִתַּן; Sab. נתן Hal 154, Liḥ n.pr. נתנבעל [North-&Sem. form] DHMEpigr. Denkm. 80, No. 35; Chr Pal. Aramaic ܢܬܢ (rare) SchwallyIdiot. 58; Syriac Impf. ܢܶܬܶܠ, Inf. ܡܶܬܰܠ LindbergVergl. Sem. Gram. 93 f., but Mand. נתן NöM 52);—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
נָתָן
- (b. h.) pr. n. m. Nathan,
- 1. the prophet. Koh. R. to IV, 12. Midr. Till. to Ps. LI; a. fr.—2) N. the Babylonian, a Tannai. Ber. IX, 5. Tosef. Yeb. VIII, 4. B. Bath. 73ᵃ; a. fr.—3) name of several Amoraim. Y. Erub. VI, 23ᶜ bot., v. דְּרוֹמָאָה; a. e.—Y. M. Kat. III, 82ᵃ נ׳ בר אבא.—Y. Ter. VII, 44ᶜ נ׳ בר הושעיה.—Y. Ber. IV, 7ᵇ נ׳ בר טובי; a. fr.—4) N. d’Tsutsitha, a penitent. Sabb. 56ᵇ.—אבות דר׳ נ׳, v. אָב II.
נָתַן
- (b. h.) to give; to place, put. Gitt. I, 6 תֵּן גט וכ׳ give this letter of divorce to my wife. Ib. תְּנוּ גט וכ׳ give ye &c. Ib. לא יִתְּנוּ לאחר מיתה they must not deliver it after the man’s death; a. v. fr.—נשא ונ׳, v. נָשָׂא.—נ׳ עיניו ל (to put an eye upon) to intend. B. Mets. 19ᵃ, a. e. כיון שנ׳ ע׳ לגרשה as soon as he has resolved to divorce her; a. fr.—נ׳ עיניו ב (to have an eye on) to desire, think of. Ned. XI, 12 שלא תהא אשה נוֹתֶנֶת עיניה באחר lest the woman have a liking for another man. Ib. 20ᵇ שלא אֶתֵּן עיני וכ׳ lest I think of another woman. Ib. אל ישתה … ויִתֵּן וכ׳ one must not drink of one cup (have connection with one woman) and think of another; a. fr.—Esp. נ׳ עיניו בו to cast an angry eye at, to hurt by an angry look. Ber. 58ᵃ נ׳ ע׳ בו ונעשה וכ׳ he cast an eye at him and he was changed into &c., v. גַּל; Sabb. 34ᵃ; a. e.—Y. Ber. III, beg. 5ᵈ, a. fr. נוֹתן תפלין puts on T’fillin.—נ׳ טעם, v. טַעַם.—הדין נותן the conclusion ad majus gives it, it is a legitimate conclusion. Bekh. 59ᵇ, a. fr. Ib. היא הנוֹתֶנֶת (on the contrary,) it is thus we should argue.—Gen. R. s. 33 והדין נותן and it stands to reason.—Esp. נ׳ (sub. דם) to put blood on the altar, sprinkle, smear. Zeb. VIII, 4; a. fr.—[Tosef. Neg. VI, 10 נותן, v. נָתַץ.]
- to be given, put &c.; to be intended. Ned. 38ᵃ לא נִיתְּנָה תורה אלא וכ׳ the Law was given only to Moses and his descendants. Ib. וכולן נִתְּנוּ וכ׳ and all those (gates of understanding) were granted to Moses; a. fr.—Keth. 81ᵃ לא ניתנה כתובה וכ׳ the K’thubah is not intended to be collected during life-time. R. Hash. 28ᵃ מצות … נִיתְּנוּ, v. הָנָה; a. fr.—[Tosef. Ab. Zar. V (VI), 8 עד שינתן, v. נָתַץ.]—Esp. to be put on the altar, sprinkled, smeared. Zeb. VIII, 9 הנִתָּנִין למטה … בנתנין למעלה blood which must be put below (the red line) which has been mixed with blood that must be put above. Ib. 10 יִנָּתְנוּ במתן וכ׳ shall be applied four times, v. מַתָּן a. מַתָּנָה; a. fr.
- to be put. Makhsh. I, 1 בכי יוּתַּן (הרי זה) it comes under the law (Lev. XI, 38), i.e. it is a liquid which, if put on eatables, makes them susceptible of uncleanness. Ib. 2 אינן בכי יותן do not qualify for uncleanness; a. fr. e.g. Leviticus 11:38
נְתַן
- Targ. Deut. XV, 10; a. fr.—[Targ. Is. LIII, 5 ובדנתינה some ed., read: ובדניתנהי, v. נְהֵי I.].
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Forms in the corpus
The 705 distinct written forms H5414 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 645 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H5414, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
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- נתן Nâthân H5416 Nathan
- נתנאל Nᵉthanʼêl H5417 Nethaneel
- נתניה Nᵉthanyâh H5418 Nethaniah
- נתןמלך Nᵉthan-Melek H5419 Nathan-melech
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 1,694 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 1,816 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 1:17
- Exodus 2:9
- Leviticus 1:7
- Numbers 3:9
- Deuteronomy 1:8
- Joshua 1:2
- Judges 1:2
- Ruth 1:6
- 1 Samuel 1:4
- 2 Samuel 3:14
- 1 Kings 1:48
- 2 Kings 3:10
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