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נָתַן

na.tanto give: giveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb2,012 occurrences38 books1,817 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Traditional renderings: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָתַן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,012 total
  1. Genesis 38:17תִּתֵּ֥ן · you leave me
    “I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
  2. Genesis 38:18אֶתֶּן־ · should I give; וַיִּתֶּן־ · So he gave them
    “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
  3. Genesis 38:26נְתַתִּ֖יהָ · give her
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  4. Genesis 38:28וַיִּתֶּן־ · one of them put out
    And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
  5. Genesis 39:4נָתַ֥ן · and entrusted
    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
  6. Genesis 39:8נָתַ֥ן · and he has entrusted
    But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  7. Genesis 39:20וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙ · and had him thrown
    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
  8. Genesis 39:21וַיִּתֵּ֣ן · granting him
    …the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  9. Genesis 39:22וַיִּתֵּ֞ן · put
    And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
  10. Genesis 40:3וַיִּתֵּ֨ן · and imprisoned them
    …and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
  11. Genesis 40:11וָאֶתֵּ֥ן · and placed
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  12. Genesis 40:13וְנָתַתָּ֤ · You will put
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  13. Genesis 40:21וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · so that he once again placed
    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
  14. Genesis 41:10וַיִּתֵּ֨ן · and he put
    Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
  15. Genesis 41:41נָתַ֣תִּי · I hereby place
    Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”
  16. Genesis 41:42וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · put
    Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
  17. Genesis 41:43וְנָת֣וֹן · So he placed
    He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
  18. Genesis 41:45וַיִּתֶּן־ · and he gave
    Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
  19. Genesis 41:48וַיִּתֶּן־ · and stored; נָתַ֥ן · he laid up
    During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
  20. Genesis 42:25וְלָתֵ֥ת · and to give
    Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
  21. Genesis 42:27לָתֵ֥ת · to get
    At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
  22. Genesis 42:30וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
    “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
  23. Genesis 42:34אֶתֵּ֣ן · Then I will give
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
  24. Genesis 42:37תְּנָ֤ה · Put
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  25. Genesis 43:14יִתֵּ֨ן · grant
    May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
  26. Genesis 43:23נָתַ֨ן · gave
    “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
  27. Genesis 43:24וַיִּתֶּן־ · gave them; וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · and provided
    And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
  28. Genesis 45:2וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · so loudly
    But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
  29. Genesis 45:18וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה · I will give
    Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
  30. Genesis 45:21וַיִּתֵּ֨ן · gave; וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · and he also gave
    So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
  31. Genesis 45:22נָתַ֛ן · He gave; נָתַן֙ · he gave
    He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
  32. Genesis 46:18נָתַ֥ן · gave
    These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
  33. Genesis 46:25נָתַ֥ן · gave
    These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
  34. Genesis 47:11וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
    So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  35. Genesis 47:16וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה · I will sell
    “Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”
  36. Genesis 47:17וַיִּתֵּ֣ן · gave
    So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
  37. Genesis 47:19וְתֶן־ · Give us
    Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
  38. Genesis 47:22נָתַ֤ן · supplied
    However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.
  39. Genesis 47:24וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם · you are to give
    At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”
  40. Genesis 48:4וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ · I will make you; וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י · and will give
    …and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
  41. Genesis 48:9נָֽתַן־ · has given
    Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
  42. Genesis 48:22נָתַ֧תִּֽי · give
    And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
  43. Genesis 49:20יִתֵּ֖ן · shall provide
    Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
  44. Genesis 49:21הַנֹּתֵ֖ן · that bears
    Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.