נְתִינִים
na.tin
“temple servant”
Definition
the Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given to that duty)
or נָתוּן (Ezra 8:17), (the proper form as passive participle), from H5414 (נָתַן); one given, i.e. (in the plural only)
- Nethinims 1a) temple slaves assigned to the Levites and priests for service in the sanctuary Aramaic equivalent: ne.tin (*נְתִין *"temple servant" H5412)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Technical/Title)
N:N--T
Proper Noun, Technical/Title
Occurrences
נְתִינִים appears 13 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
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