Ethan – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ethan
Ethan (or Eitan, Eytan or Etan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning steadfast, strong, firm, and safe.
Ethan (das)
n.
ethane, gas without odor and color (Chemistry)
Ethan
strong; the gift of the island
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
About
Ethan
(enduring).
→ Ethan the Ezrahite, one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon. (1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6) His name is in the title of (Psalms 89:1)
→ Son of Kishi or Kushaiah; a Merarite Levite, head of that family in the time of King David, (1 Chronicles 6:44) and spoken of as a "singer." With Heman and Asaph, the heads of the other two families of Levites, Ethan was appointed to sound with cymbals. (1 Chronicles 15:17,19)
→ A Gershonite Levite, one of the ancestors of Asaph the singer. (1 Chronicles 6:42) Hebr 27. (B.C. 1420.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
About
Ethan
firm. (1.) "The Ezrahite," distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th Psalm. He was of the tribe of Levi. (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the leaders of the temple music (1 Chr. 6:44; 15:17, 19). He was probably the same as Jeduthun. He is supposed by some to be the same also as (1).
