אֵיתָן
e.tan
“strong”
Definition
permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
or (shortened) אֵתָן ; from an unused root (meaning to continue);
- perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing 1a) ever-flowing (of a stream) 1b) permanence, permanent, enduring (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
אֵיתָן appears 13 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But let justice roll on like a river,and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
Behold, one will come up like a lionfrom the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture.For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land.Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me?What shepherd can stand against Me?”
Behold, one will come up like a lionfrom the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture.For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land.Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me?What shepherd can stand against Me?”
A man is also chastened on his bedwith pain and constant distress in his bones,
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