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נָתַן

nâthan · Hebrew · Strong's H5414 · 2011 occurrences

What it means

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, bestow, bring forth, hither, cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, deliver, direct, distribute, fasten, frame, give forth, over, grant, hang, lay unto charge, leave, lend, let, lift up, make, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, put, recompense, render, requite, restore, send, set, shew, shoot forth, strike, submit, suffer, thrust, trade, turn, utter, yield

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Questions this word decides

• Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
• Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
• Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
• Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
• Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
• Should Christians pray to saints?

Where it appears

2011 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.