איתן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Proper noun

אֵיתָן • (Ētán) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ethan

Adjective

אֵיתָן • (ētán) (feminine אֵיתָנָה, masculine plural אֵיתָנִים, feminine plural אֵיתָנוֹת)

1. strong, firm, enduring, permanent
   • Tanach, Numbers 24:21:

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     וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃

     Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;"

2. ever-flowing, running (as water)
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 21:4:

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     וְהֹורִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃

     and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer's neck.

Etymology 2

Preposition

איתן • (itán) (m איתם)

1. excessive spelling of אִתָּן: form of אֶת (ét) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object: with them.

Anagrams

• תנאי