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).
77 verses where H5414 appears in the Qal stem in the Book of Joshua. 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.
Joshua
- Joshua 1:2 נֹתֵ֥ן Qal ptcp.act ms Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
- Joshua 1:3 נְתַתִּ֑י/ו Qal pf 1cs + sfx pers 3ms Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread on, to you have I given it, as I spoke to Moses.
- Joshua 1:6 לָ/תֵ֥ת prep + Qal inf.cs Be strong and of good courage; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
- Joshua 1:11 נֹתֵ֥ן Qal ptcp.act ms Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.
- Joshua 1:13 וְ/נָתַ֥ן conj + Qal wpf 3ms Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, Yahweh your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.
- Joshua 1:14 נָתַ֥ן Qal pf 3ms Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;
- Joshua 1:15 נֹתֵ֣ן נָתַ֣ן Qal ptcp.act ms Qal pf 3ms until Yahweh have given your brothers rest, as [he has given] you, and they also have possessed the land which Yahweh your God gives them: then you shall return to the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.
- Joshua 2:9 נָתַ֧ן Qal pf 3ms and she said to the men, I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
- Joshua 2:12 וּ/נְתַתֶּ֥ם conj + Qal wpf 2mp Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;
- Joshua 2:14 בְּ/תֵת prep + Qal inf.cs The men said to her, Our life for yours, if you don't utter this our business; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
- Joshua 2:24 נָתַ֧ן Qal pf 3ms They said to Joshua, Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.
- Joshua 5:6 לָ֣/תֶת prep + Qal inf.cs For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, even the men of war who came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh: to whom Yahweh swore that he wouldn't let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Joshua 6:2 נָתַ֣תִּי Qal pf 1cs Yahweh said to Joshua, Behold, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.
- Joshua 6:16 נָתַ֧ן Qal pf 3ms It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Yahweh has given you the city.
- Joshua 6:24 נָתְנ֖וּ Qal pf 3cp They burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh.
- Joshua 7:7 לָ/תֵ֥ת prep + Qal inf.cs Joshua said, Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan!
- Joshua 7:19 וְ/תֶן conj + Qal impv 2ms Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.
- Joshua 8:1 נָתַ֣תִּי Qal pf 1cs Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai; behold, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;
- Joshua 8:7 וּ/נְתָנָ֛/הּ conj + Qal wpf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand.
- Joshua 8:18 אֶתְּנֶ֑/נָּה Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 3fs Yahweh said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai; for I will give it into your hand. Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.
- Joshua 9:24 לָ/תֵ֤ת prep + Qal inf.cs They answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that Yahweh your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
- Joshua 9:27 וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֨/ם conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3mp That day Joshua made those wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.
- Joshua 10:8 נְתַתִּ֑י/ם Qal pf 1cs + sfx pers 3mp Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't fear them: for I have delivered them into your hands; there shall not a man of them stand before you.
- Joshua 10:12 תֵּ֤ת Qal inf.cs Then spoke Joshua to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still on Gibeon; You, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.
- Joshua 10:19 תִּתְּנ֗וּ/ם נְתָנָ֛/ם Qal juss 2mp + sfx pers 3mp Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3mp but don't stay; pursue after your enemies, and strike the hindmost of them; don't allow them to enter into their cities: for Yahweh your God has delivered them into your hand.
- Joshua 10:30 וַ/יִּתֵּן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and Yahweh delivered it also, and the king of it, into the hand of Israel; and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did to the king of it as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:32 וַ/יִּתֵּן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and Yahweh delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
- Joshua 11:6 נֹתֵ֧ן Qal ptcp.act ms Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
- Joshua 11:8 וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֨/ם conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3mp Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they struck them, until they left them none remaining.
- Joshua 11:23 וַ/יִּתְּנָ/הּ֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war.
- Joshua 12:6 וַֽ֠/יִּתְּנָ/הּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs Moses the servant of Yahweh and the children of Israel struck them: and Moses the servant of Yahweh gave it for a possession to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 12:7 וַ/יִּתְּנָ֨/הּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3fs These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
- Joshua 13:8 נָתַ֨ן נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them:
- Joshua 13:14 נָתַ֖ן Qal pf 3ms Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.
- Joshua 13:15 וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.
- Joshua 13:24 וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families.
- Joshua 13:29 וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses gave [inheritance] to the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
- Joshua 13:33 נָתַ֥ן Qal pf 3ms But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: Yahweh, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spoke to them.
- Joshua 14:3 נָתַ֨ן נָתַ֥ן Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan: but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.
- Joshua 14:4 נָתְנוּ֩ Qal pf 3cp For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion to the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for their cattle and for their substance.
- Joshua 14:12 תְּנָ/ה Qal impv 2ms + sfx h Now therefore give me this hill-country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh spoke.
- Joshua 14:13 וַ/יִּתֵּ֧ן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
- Joshua 15:13 נָ֤תַן Qal pf 3ms To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
- Joshua 15:16 וְ/נָתַ֥תִּי conj + Qal wpf 1cs Caleb said, He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.
- Joshua 15:17 וַ/יִּתֶּן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
- Joshua 15:19 תְּנָ/ה נְתַתָּ֔/נִי וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ה וַ/יִּתֶּן Qal impv 2ms + sfx h Qal pf 2ms + sfx pers 1cs conj + Qal wpf 2ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms She said, Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
- Joshua 17:4 לָֽ/תֶת וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן prep + Qal inf.cs conj + Qal wimpf 3ms They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers: therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
- Joshua 17:13 וַ/יִּתְּנ֥וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp It happened, when the children of Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn't utterly drive them out.
- Joshua 17:14 נָתַ֨תָּה Qal pf 2ms The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?
- Joshua 18:3 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long are you slack to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?
- Joshua 18:7 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them.
- Joshua 19:49 וַ/יִּתְּנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders of it; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:
- Joshua 19:50 נָ֣תְנוּ Qal pf 3cp according to the commandment of Yahweh they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived therein.
- Joshua 20:2 תְּנ֤וּ Qal impv 2mp Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,
- Joshua 20:4 וְ/נָתְנוּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
- Joshua 20:8 נָתְנ֞וּ Qal pf 3cp Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:2 לָֽ/תֶת prep + Qal inf.cs and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.
- Joshua 21:3 וַ/יִּתְּנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.
- Joshua 21:8 וַ/יִּתְּנ֤וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
- Joshua 21:9 וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֗וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
- Joshua 21:11 וַ/יִּתְּנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They gave them Kiriath Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs of it round about it.
- Joshua 21:12 נָֽתְנ֛וּ Qal pf 3cp But the fields of the city, and the villages of it, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- Joshua 21:13 נָֽתְנוּ֙ Qal pf 3cp To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:21 וַ/יִּתְּנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:43 וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן לָ/תֵ֣ת conj + Qal wimpf 3ms prep + Qal inf.cs So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and lived therein.
- Joshua 21:44 נָתַ֥ן Qal pf 3ms Yahweh gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- Joshua 22:4 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms Now Yahweh your God has given rest to your brothers, as he spoke to them: therefore now turn you, and get you to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan.
- Joshua 22:7 נָתַ֣ן נָתַ֤ן Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [inheritance] in Bashan; but to the other half gave Joshua among their brothers beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
- Joshua 22:25 נָֽתַן Qal pf 3ms for Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Yahweh.
- Joshua 23:13 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.
- Joshua 23:15 נָתַ֣ן Qal pf 3ms It shall happen, that as all the good things are come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so will Yahweh bring on you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.
- Joshua 23:16 נָתַ֥ן Qal pf 3ms When you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them; then will the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
- Joshua 24:3 וָֽ/אֶתֶּן conj + Qal wimpf 1cs I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
- Joshua 24:4 וָ/אֶתֵּ֣ן וָ/אֶתֵּ֨ן conj + Qal wimpf 1cs conj + Qal wimpf 1cs I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
- Joshua 24:8 וָ/אֶתֵּ֨ן conj + Qal wimpf 1cs I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
- Joshua 24:11 וָ/אֶתֵּ֥ן conj + Qal wimpf 1cs You went over the Jordan, and came to Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.
- Joshua 24:13 וָ/אֶתֵּ֨ן conj + Qal wimpf 1cs I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn't build, and you dwell therein; of vineyards and olive groves which you didn't plant do you eat.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
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.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
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).
View all 1,816 occurrences in the concordance →
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
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- נתן Nâthân H5416 Nathan
- נתנאל Nᵉthanʼêl H5417 Nethaneel
- נתניה Nᵉthanyâh H5418 Nethaniah
- נתןמלך Nᵉthan-Melek H5419 Nathan-melech
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 4 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
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
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
