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נָתַן natan

Hebrew word for “to give” · Strong’s H5414 · used 2,011 times in 1,816 verses

Old Testament38 booksMost often in Ezekiel (208)

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Meaning

: give/deliver/send/produce;

Senses in the lexicon

to give: give (1,315)
to give: put (395)
to give: make (128)
to give: give(marriage) (45)
to give: allow (30)
to give: pay (28)
to give: cry out (26)
to give: if only! (25)
to give: do (12)
to give: throw (6)
to give: turn (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for natan in context, with how often each is used:

gave 332
will give 311
give 175
put 129
will put 123
has given 75
will make 63
about to give 61
have given 55
gives 30
made 30
given 28

Where it is used

Book	Uses	Per 1,000 words
Ezekiel	208	11.1
Deuteronomy	176	12.3
Genesis	150	7.3
Jeremiah	148	6.8
Numbers	120	7.3
Exodus	115	6.9
2 Chronicles	114	8.6
1 Kings	111	8.4
Psalms	95	4.9
Joshua	89	8.9
Leviticus	86	7.2
1 Samuel	72	5.4

Also in 26 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Deuteronomy 28 (16), Ezekiel 16 (16), Nehemiah 9 (14), Jeremiah 32 (14), Deuteronomy 2 (12), Deuteronomy 26 (12), Leviticus 26 (11), Ezekiel 32 (11), Genesis 30 (10), Numbers 18 (10)

Forms

נתן 301
ויתן 192
יתן 131
נתתי 117
ונתתי 105
לתת 97
אתן 79
נתנו 71
תתן 64
ונתן 64

Words used with it

Words that share verses with natan more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

Key verses

The verses using natan that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

Genesis 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river…
Genesis 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give…
Psalms 84:11 — For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 49:6 — And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give…
Isaiah 51:12 — I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…
Jeremiah 31:33 — But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write…
Jeremiah 32:39 — And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned…

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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.