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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Proper noun
אֵיתָן • (Ētán) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ethan
Adjective
אֵיתָן • (ētán) (feminine אֵיתָנָה, masculine plural אֵיתָנִים, feminine plural אֵיתָנוֹת)
- strong, firm, enduring, permanent
Tanach, 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;"
- ever-flowing, running (as water)
Tanach, 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.
References
- “איתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Preposition
איתן • (itán) (m איתם)
- excessive spelling of אִתָּן: form of אֶת (ét) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object: with them.
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