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HebrewH1885Proper Noun (Masculine)

דָּתָן

da.tan

8Occurrences
H1885Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Dathan, an Israelite

of uncertain derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Abiram (H0048) and Nemuel (H5241) § Dathan = "belonging to a fountain" a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah's conspiracy against Moses' authority

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

דָּתָן appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
6
Deuteronomy
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 11:6BSB

and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.

Numbers 16:1BSB

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

Numbers 16:12BSB

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!

Numbers 16:24BSB

“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

Numbers 16:25BSB

So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

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