איתן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Proper noun

אֵיתָן • (Etán) m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ethan

Adjective

אֵיתָן • (éitan) (feminine אֵיתָנָה‎, masculine plural אֵיתָנִים‎, feminine plural אֵיתָנוֹת‎)

  1. strong, firm, enduring, permanent
    • Numbers 24:21, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃‎‎
      Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;"
  2. ever-flowing, running (as water)
    • Deuteronomy 21:4, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏וְהֹורִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃‎‎
      and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer's neck.

Etymology 2

Preposition

איתן • (itán) (m איתם‎)

  1. Excessive spelling of אִתָּן‎: form of אֶת‎ (ét) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object: with them.

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