אֵיתָן etan
Hebrew word for “strong” · Strong’s H386 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing; 1a) ever-flowing (of a stream); 1b) permanence, permanent, enduring (fig.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for etan in context, with how often each is used:
- enduring 3
- ever-flowing 3
- ever-flowing stream 2
- permanence 1
- normal state 1
- people long established 1
- constant 1
- enduring ones 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 49 (1), Exodus 14 (1), Numbers 24 (1), Deuteronomy 21 (1), Job 12 (1), Job 33 (1), Psalms 74 (1), Proverbs 13 (1), Jeremiah 5 (1), Jeremiah 49 (1)
Forms
- איתן 8
- באיתן 1
- לאיתנו 1
- ואתנים 1
- אתן 1
- והאתנים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with etan more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נַחַל nachal “torrent” 3
- רָעָה raah “to pasture” 3
- רָגַע raga “to rest” 2
- יָעַד yaad “to appoint” 2
- נָוֶה naveh “pasture” 2
- גָּאוֹן gaon “pride” 2
- יָכַח yakhach “to rebuke” 2
- אַרְיֵה aryeh “lion” 2
- רוּץ ruts “to run” 2
- כְּמוֹ kemo “like” 2
- בָּחַר bachar “to choose” 2
- יַרְדֵּן yarden “Jordan” 2
Key verses
The verses using etan that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 49:24 — But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of…
- Exodus 14:27 — And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the…
- Numbers 24:21 — And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
- Job 12:19 — He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Job 33:19 — He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong
- Psalms 74:15 — Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
- Proverbs 13:15 — Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
- Jeremiah 5:15 — Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou…
- Jeremiah 49:19 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who…
- Jeremiah 50:44 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is…
- Amos 5:24 — But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
- Micah 6:2 — Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.