איתן

איתן

Hebrew

Proper noun

אֵיתָן • (Ētán) m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ethan

Adjective

אֵיתָן • (ētán) (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.

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.

Anagrams

• תנאי‎