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Ethnan
gift
אֶתְנַן et.nan
Ethnan (Hebrew: אֶתְנַן, et.nan) means “gift”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 4:7. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Helah in 1 Chronicles 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Ethnan
son of Ashhur
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 4:7 |
Names connected to this one
- Temeni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Hepher attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Ahuzzam attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Zereth attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Ashhur.
- Izhar co-occurrence Appears with Izhar in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Zereth co-occurrence Appears with Zereth in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Helah co-occurrence Appears with Helah in 1 Chronicles 4.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.7;
son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Helah (H2458);
brother of: Haahashtari (H0326), Zereth (H6889), Izhar (H3328) and Koz (H6976);
half-brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660) and Temeni (H8488)
§ Ethnan = "hire of unchastity"
a grandson of Ashur
Ethnan was a son of Ashhur (or 'Ashur'), the father (ie founder) of Tekoa.
The biblical story
Ethnan is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of Judah (1Ch.4.7). He was one of the sons of Ashhur (or 'Ashur'), who was known as the father (ie founder) of Tekoa, a town in Judah.
Key verses
Ethnan appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles 4:7
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 4:7