Bible Names

Nathan: meaning of the name

Nathan means “given; giving; rewarded.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Nathan in Hebrew and Greek

נָתָן H5416

Nâthân (naw-thawn') — Nathan, the name of five Israelites

from H5414 (נָתַן); given;

Ναθάν G3481

Nathán — Nathan, an Israelite

of Hebrew origin (H05416);

People named Nathan in the Bible

Nathan in Scripture

“Nathan” appears in 41 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 2 Samuel 5:14

    And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

  • 2 Samuel 7:2

    That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

  • 2 Samuel 7:3

    And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

  • 2 Samuel 7:4

    And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,

  • 2 Samuel 7:17

    According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

  • 2 Samuel 12:1

    And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

  • 2 Samuel 12:5

    And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

  • 2 Samuel 12:7

    And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;