H0387 H0387
Ethan — a proper name meaning 'enduring,' especially Ethan the Ezrahite, famed for wisdom
Ethan (meaning 'enduring' or 'permanent') is best known as Ethan the Ezrahite, whose wisdom was surpassed only by Solomon's (1 Kgs 4:31), and to whom Psalm 89 is attributed in its superscription. He appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles as a son of Zerah (1 Chr 2:6) and as a Levitical singer alongside Heman and Asaph (1 Chr 6:42–44; 15:17, 19). French 'Ethan,' Spanish 'Etán,' and German 'Etan' all preserve the name faithfully across translation traditions.
Senses
1. Ethan (proper name) — The proper masculine name Ethan (אֵיתָן as personal name, distinct from the common adjective meaning 'enduring'), referring primarily to Ethan the Ezrahite, celebrated for wisdom that rivaled Solomon's (1 Kgs 4:31) and credited in the superscription of Psalm 89. In the Chronicler's genealogies he is listed among the sons of Zerah (1 Chr 2:6, 8) and identified as a Levitical singer appointed alongside Heman and Asaph (1 Chr 6:42, 44; 15:17, 19). Translations uniformly transliterate: French 'Ethan,' Spanish 'Etán/Etan,' German 'Etan.' 8×
AR["إيثان", "إِيثَانَ", "لِإيثَانَ", "مِنْ-إِيثَانَ", "وَ-إيثان", "وَ-إِيثَانُ"]·ben["এতান-জন্য", "এথন", "এথনের", "ও-এথন", "পুত্র", "মানুষের"]·DE["Etan", "als-Ethan", "und-Etan", "von-Ethan"]·EN["Eitan", "Ethan", "and-Eitan", "and-Ethan", "of-Ethan", "than-Ethan"]·FR["et-Éthan", "que-Ethan", "Éthan", "à-Éthan"]·heb["איתן", "ו-איתן", "ל-איתן", "מ-איתן"]·HI["एतान", "एतान-से", "और-एतान", "के-लिए-एतान"]·ID["Etan", "bagi-Etan", "dan-Etan", "dari-Etan"]·IT["Etan", "[לאיתן]", "di-Ethan", "e-Etan"]·jav["kanggé-Étan", "lan-Ètan", "lan-Étan", "tinimbang-Étan", "Ètan", "Étan"]·KO["그-와-에단", "에단", "에단-의", "에단보다"]·PT["Eitan", "Etan", "de-'Eitan", "de-Etã", "e-Eitan", "e-Etan"]·RU["Етана", "Ефана", "Эйтан", "Эйтана", "Этан", "Этана", "и-Эйтан"]·ES["Etan", "Etán", "de-Eitan", "que-Eitán", "y-Etan", "y-Etán"]·SW["Ethani", "kuliko-Ethani", "na-Ethani", "ya-Ethani"]·TR["Etan", "Etan'ın", "Eytan", "Eytan'a", "Eytan'dan", "ve-Etan", "ve-Eytan"]·urd["اور-ایتان", "ایتان", "ایتان-کا", "سے-ایتان", "لِ-ایتان", "و-ایتان"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אֵיתָן n.pr.m. a wise man 1 K 5:11 (where called הָאֶזְרָחִי) named with הֵימָן, כַּלְכֹּל, דַּרְדַּע; cf. 1 Ch 2:6 (where these 4 with זִמְרִי are בְּנֵי זֶרַח); also 2:8; 6:27; called בֶּן־קִישִׁי 6:29 = בֶּן־קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ 15:17, where, and v 19, named as Levit. singer with הֵימָן and אָסָף (q.v.; יְדוּתוּן for אֵיתָן in this group 1 Ch 25:1, 6 2 Ch 5:12; 35:15, v. ידותון); לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי ψ 89:1 (title).