H5200 H5200
Netophathite — gentilic of Netophah, a village near Bethlehem; home to David's warriors and Levitical singers
The gentilic נְטוֹפָתִי (Netophathi) identifies a person from Netophah, a village near Bethlehem. David's elite warriors Maharai and Heleb bear this designation (2 Sam 23:28-29; 1 Chr 11:30; 27:13, 15). After Jerusalem's fall, Seraiah the Netophathite rallies to Gedaliah (2 Kgs 25:23; Jer 40:8). In genealogical records, Netophathites appear among Judah's clans (1 Chr 2:54) and among Levitical singers who settled near Netophah after the exile (1 Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28). Spanish 'netofatita' preserves the gentilic form.
Senses
1. Netophathite (gentilic) — A gentilic denoting a native or inhabitant of Netophah, a Judahite village near Bethlehem. The designation marks elite warriors in David's guard — Maharai and Heleb/Heled the Netophathite (2 Sam 23:28-29; 1 Chr 11:30; 27:13, 15) — as well as military officers who gathered to Gedaliah after Jerusalem's destruction (2 Kgs 25:23; Jer 40:8). Post-exilic records associate Netophathites with Levitical musical families and gatekeepers who resettled in villages surrounding Netophah (1 Chr 2:54; 9:16; Neh 12:28). The gentilic consistently evokes loyalty, military service, and Levitical heritage rooted in the Bethlehem district. Spanish 'netofatita' and French 'Netophathite' preserve the adjectival form. 11×
AR["النَّطُوفَاتِي","النَّطُوفَاتِيُّ","النَّطُوفَاتِيِّ","نَطوفاتي","وَ-الـ-نَطوفاتي"]·ben["-নটোফাতীয়","ও-নটোফাথীয়","নটোফথীর","নটোফাতীয়","নটোফাথীয়","নটোফার"]·DE["[הנטופתי]","[הנטפתי]","[ונטופתי]","[נטופתי]","[נטפתי]","der-Netofatite","der-Netophathite"]·EN["Netofati","Netophati","and-Netophathi","the-Netofatite","the-Netophathite","the-Netophatite"]·FR["Nethophathite","[הנטפתי]","et-Nethophathite","le-Netofatite","le-Netophathite"]·heb["ה-נטופתי","ה-נטפתי","ו-נטופתי","נטופתי","נטפתי"]·HI["-के-नतोपाती","और-नतोपाती","नटोपाती","नटोफाती-के","नतोपाती","ह-नतोफ़ाती"]·ID["-orang-Netofa","dan-orang-Netofa","orang-Netofa"]·IT["Netofatita","[הנטפתי]","e-Netofatita","il-Netofatite","il-Netophathite"]·jav["Netofa","lan-tiyang-Nétofa","tiyang-Netofa","tiyang-Nétofa","tiyang-Nétofat"]·KO["그-네도파-사람","그-네토바-사람","그-느도바사람","그-르토파-사람","그-와-느도바인","네도바-사람-의","느도바의","느토바-사람"]·PT["Netofati","e-Netofati","o-netofatita","os-netofatitas"]·RU["Нетофатита","Нетофатянин","Нетофы","и-Нетофати","нетофатийцев","нетофатит","нетофатитянин"]·ES["Netofa","Netofatí","el-netofatita","y-netofatitas"]·SW["Mnetofa","Mnetofathi","Wanetofa","na-Wanetofa"]·TR["Netofa'lı","Netofalı","Netofalılar'ın","Netofat'lı","Netofatlı","ve-Netofalılar"]·urd["نطوفاتی","نطوفاتی-کے","نطوفاتیوں-کے","و-نطوفاتی"]
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
† נְטֹפָתִי, נְטוֹפָתִי adj.gent.;—נְטֹפ׳ 2 S 23:28 + 5 times, נְטוֹפ׳ 1 Ch 2:54 + 4 times Ch;—הַנּ׳ the Neṭophathite 2 S 23:28, 29; 2 K 25:23 = Je 40:8; 1 Ch 11:30(×2); sg. coll. (the) Neṭophathites (no art.) 1 Ch 2:54; 9:16; Ne 12:28.