Bible Names

Tatnai: meaning of the name

Tatnai means “that gives; the overseer of the gifts and tributes.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Tatnai in Hebrew and Greek

תַּתְּנַי H8674

Tattᵉnay (tat-ten-ah'-ee) — Tattenai, a Persian

of foreign derivation;

Who named Tatnai in the Bible

Tatnai in Scripture

“Tatnai” appears in 4 verses of the King James Version.

  • Ezra 5:3

    At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

  • Ezra 5:6

    The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

  • Ezra 6:6

    Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

  • Ezra 6:13

    Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.