Ναθάμ G3481
Nathan, a prophet during David and Solomon's reigns, and an ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy
The name Nathan (Hebrew 'he has given') most famously belongs to the prophet who confronted David over Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12). In Luke 3:31, however, Nathan is identified as a son of David, an ancestor in Jesus' lineage distinct from the better-known prophet. This Nathan appears in 1 Chronicles 3:5 as one of the sons born to David in Jerusalem. Luke's genealogy traces Jesus through Nathan rather than Solomon, diverging from Matthew's royal line and perhaps emphasizing a non-royal, priestly lineage through Mary or a different legal inheritance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to Nathan son of David, an ancestor in the Lukan genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3:31). The name is uniformly preserved across languages, reflecting its status as a well-known Hebrew name. The genealogical placement is theologically significant: Luke's tracing through Nathan rather than Solomon highlights Jesus' connection to David outside the troubled royal succession. 1×
AR["نَاثَانَ"]·ben["নাথনের"]·DE["Nathan"]·EN["Nathan"]·FR["Nathan"]·heb["נָתָן"]·HI["नातान"]·ID["Natan"]·IT["natham"]·jav["Natan,"]·KO["나단-의"]·PT["Natã"]·RU["Нафанов"]·ES["Nathan"]·SW["Náthan"]·TR["Natan"]·urd["ناتان-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ναθάμ (Rec. Ναθάν), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. נָתַן), Nathan: Luk.3:31.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)