נתן

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ת־ן (n-t-n)

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܬܢ (nəṯan, “to give”) and Akkadian 𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 (nadānum, “to give”). Possibly cognate with Arabic نَتَنَ (natana, “to give off a foul smell, to stink”), which may have undergone semantic narrowing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

נָתַן • (natán) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָתֵת, future ייתן / יִתֵּן, imperative תֵּן, passive counterpart ניתן / נִתַּן)

  1. to give
    • Tanach, Genesis 29:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן טוֹב תִּתִּי אֹתָהּ לָךְ מִתִּתִּי אֹתָהּ לְאִישׁ אַחֵר שְׁבָה עִמָּדִי׃
      vayómer laván tóv tití 'otáh lákh mitití 'otáh l'ísh 'akhér sh'vá 'imadí.
      wayyṓmer lāḇān ṭōḇ tittī ʾōṯāh lāḵ mittittī ʾōṯāh ləʾīš ʾaḥēr šəḇā ʿimmāḏī.
      And Laban said: ‘It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.’
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:21:
      לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע ה׳ לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם כִּימֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ׃
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to allow, permit, let
    • Tanach, Exodus 3:19, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃
      But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.
  3. (archaic) to put, place
  4. (archaic, Biblical Hebrew) to turn into
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:24, with translation of the New International Version:
      יִתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־מְטַר אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם יֵרֵד עָלֶיךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָךְ׃
      The Lord will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָתַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָתַתִּי נָתַנּוּ
second נָתַתָּ נָתַתְּ נְתַתֶּם1 נְתַתֶּן1
third נָתַן נָתְנָה נָתְנוּ
present נוֹתֵן נוֹתֶנֶת נוֹתְנִים נוֹתְנוֹת
future first אֶתֵּן ניתן / נִתֵּן
second תיתן / תִּתֵּן תיתני / תִּתְּנִי תיתנו / תִּתְּנוּ תיתנה / תִּתֵּנָּה2
third ייתן / יִתֵּן תיתן / תִּתֵּן ייתנו / יִתְּנוּ תיתנה / תִּתֵּנָּה2
imperative תֵּן תְּנִי תְּנוּ תֵּנָּה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָתַתֶּם and נָתַתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

Verb

נִתַּן • (nitán) (nif'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניתן

Proper noun

נָתָן • (natán) m

  1. (biblical) Nathan (an Old Testament prophet who advised King David)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Nathan or Natan

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נָתָן (natán).

Proper noun

נתן • (nosn) m

  1. (biblical) Nathan (an Old Testament prophet who advised King David)
  2. a male given name: Nathan
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