נָתַן

na.tanto give: giveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb2,012 occurrences38 books1,817 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Traditional renderings: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָתַן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,012 total
  1. Genesis 1:17וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · set
    God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
  2. Genesis 1:29נָתַ֨תִּי · I have given
    Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
  3. Genesis 3:6וַתִּתֵּ֧ן · She also gave [some]
    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
  4. Genesis 3:12נָתַ֣תָּה · You gave; נָֽתְנָה־ · gave
    And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
  5. Genesis 4:12תֵּת־ · yield
    When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
  6. Genesis 9:2נִתָּֽנוּ׃ · They are delivered
    The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.
  7. Genesis 9:3נָתַ֥תִּי · I now give
    Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
  8. Genesis 9:12נֹתֵ֗ן · am making
    And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
  9. Genesis 9:13נָתַ֖תִּי · I have set
    I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
  10. Genesis 12:7אֶתֵּ֖ן · I will give
    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
  11. Genesis 13:15אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה · I will give
    …for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
  12. Genesis 13:17אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃ · I will give it
    Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”
  13. Genesis 14:20וַיִּתֶּן־ · Then Abram gave
    …and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
  14. Genesis 14:21תֶּן־ · Give
    The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
  15. Genesis 15:2תִּתֶּן־ · can You give
    But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
  16. Genesis 15:3נָתַ֖תָּה · You have given
    Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
  17. Genesis 15:7לָ֧תֶת · to give
    The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
  18. Genesis 15:10וַיִּתֵּ֥ן · and laid
    So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.
  19. Genesis 15:18נָתַ֙תִּי֙ · I have given
    On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
  20. Genesis 16:3וַתִּתֵּ֥ן · and gave
    So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.
  21. Genesis 16:5נָתַ֤תִּי · delivered
    Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
  22. Genesis 17:2וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה · I will establish
    I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
  23. Genesis 17:5נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ · I have made you
    No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
  24. Genesis 17:6וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ · I will make
    I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
  25. Genesis 17:8וְנָתַתִּ֣י · I will give
    And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
  26. Genesis 17:16נָתַ֧תִּי · give
    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
  27. Genesis 17:20וּנְתַתִּ֖יו · and I will make him
    As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  28. Genesis 18:7וַיִּתֵּ֣ן · and gave
    Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
  29. Genesis 18:8וַיִּתֵּ֖ן · and he set them
    Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
  30. Genesis 20:6נְתַתִּ֖יךָ · let
    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  31. Genesis 20:14וַיִּתֵּ֖ן · and he gave them
    So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
  32. Genesis 20:16נָתַ֜תִּי · I am giving
    And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
  33. Genesis 21:14וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
    Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
  34. Genesis 21:27וַיִּתֵּ֖ן · and gave them
    So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
  35. Genesis 23:4תְּנ֨וּ · Give
    “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
  36. Genesis 23:9וְיִתֶּן־ · to sell; יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה · Let him sell it
    …to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
  37. Genesis 23:11נָתַ֣תִּי · I give; נְתַתִּ֑יהָ · and I give; נְתַתִּ֥יהָ · I give it
    “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
  38. Genesis 23:13נָתַ֜תִּי · I will pay you
    …and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
  39. Genesis 24:7אֶתֵּ֖ן · I will give
    The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
  40. Genesis 24:32וַיִּתֵּ֨ן · were brought
    So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
  41. Genesis 24:35וַיִּתֶּן־ · He has given
    “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
  42. Genesis 24:36וַיִּתֶּן־ · and [my master] has given
    My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
  43. Genesis 24:41יִתְּנוּ֙ · give her
    And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
  44. Genesis 24:53וַיִּתֵּ֖ן · and he gave them; נָתַ֥ן · He also gave
    Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
  45. Genesis 25:5וַיִּתֵּ֧ן · left
    Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.