H1885

דָּתָן

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Dathan

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Abiram (H0048) and Nemuel (H5241) § Dathan = "belonging to a fountain" a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah's conspiracy against Moses' authority

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

דָּתָן proper name, masculine (compare Assyrian Datana ShlmObelisk, 1. 161) a Reubenite, son of Eliab Num 16:1; Num 16:12; Num 16:24; Num 16:25; Num 16:27 (twice in verse); Num 26:9 (twice in verse); Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17.


8 occurrences

Numbers (6), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (1)