H386. ethan

I. אֵתָן אֵיתָן,‎ adjective perennial, ever-flowing, figurative permanent, as substantive steady flow, permanence; — absolute אֵיתָן‎ Gen 49:24 8t.; אֵתָן‎ Job 33:19; suffix אֵיתָנוֺ‎ Exod 14:27; plural אֵיתָנִים‎ Job 12:19; אֵתָנִים‎ 1Kin 8:2; Micah 6:2; (in form, an 'elative,' Ew^{§ 162 b} = Arabic comparative and superlative); —

1 ever-flowing (opposed to אַכְזָב‎), אֵיתָן נַחַל‎ Amos 5:24 an ever-flowing wady, Deut 21:4 (see Dr); as substantive in אֵיתָּן נַהֲרוֺת‎ Psa 74:15 rivers of steady flow; as substantive also Exod 14:27 (J), the sea returned לְאֵיתָנוֺ‎ to its steady flow, הָאֵיתָנִים יֶרַת‎ 1Kin 8:2 month of steady flowings = 7th mo., Oct.-;Nov. (post-Biblical Tisri).

2 figurative permanent, enduring הוּא אֵיתָן גּוֺי‎ Jer 5:15, i.e. a nation whose numbers never dwindle or fail, imperishable, א עֲצָמָיו ׳וְרִיב‎ Job 33:19 Kt the strife of his bones is constant, Gen 49:24 his bow abode ׳בְּא‎ as an enduring, firm, one, ׳א מוֺשָֽׁבְךָ‎ Num 24:21 (|| בַּסֶּלַע שִׂים‎), אֵיתָן נְוֵה‎ Jer 49:19 = 50:44 an abode of permanency (of Edom, and Babylon, suddenly depopulated by foe, figured as lion); ארץ מוסדי האיתנים‎ Micah 6:2 ye ever-enduring ones, the foundations of the earth (but read probably with We הַאֲזִינוּ‎), Job 12:19 יְסַלֵּף אֵיתָנִים‎ he subverteth them that are firmly seated (i.e. men established in hereditary offices or dignities). Very uncertain is Prov 13:15 אֵיתָן בִּגְדִים דֶּרֶךְ‎, perhaps firm, hard, rugged (Ew De Hi Now ^{according to} Str. the text is corrupt).

詞類次數：形容詞（13）

原文字根：在那裏 給

字義溯源：永久的*，繼續不斷的，堅固的，有力的，強盛的，艱苦的，崎嶇難行，堅強的，原狀，長流，滔滔，荒

出現次數：總共（13）；創（1）；出（1）；民（1）；申（1）；伯（2）；詩（1）；箴（1）；耶（3）；摩（1）；彌（1）

譯字彙編：

1）堅強（2）創49:24；彌6:2；

2）堅強的（2）耶49:19；耶50:44；

3）滔滔（1）摩5:24；

4）崎嶇難行（1）箴13:15；

5）強盛的（1）耶5:15；

6）長流（1）詩74:15；

7）不住的（1）伯33:19；

8）原狀（1）出14:27；

9）本是堅固（1）民24:21；

10）荒（1）申21:4；

11）堅強的人（1）伯12:19