netanya · Nethaniah

What it means

netanya (נְתַנְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nethaniah”.

A name meaning "YHWH has given." In 2 Kings 25:23, 25 the father of Ishmael, of the royal line, who killed Gedaliah; other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 25:2; Jeremiah 36:14).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Jeremiah×15

• 2 Kings 25:23

  All the chiefs of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• 2 Kings 25:25

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, of the royal offspring, came, and ten men with him, and they struck Gedaliah, and he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

• 1 Chronicles 25:2

  Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

• 1 Chronicles 25:12

  the fifth Nethaniah: his sons and his brothers, twelve;

• 2 Chronicles 17:8

  and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Joram, the priests.

• Jeremiah 36:14

  Then all the princes sent to Baruch Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, “The scroll from which you read in the ears of the people, take it in your hand and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

• Jeremiah 40:8

  and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• Jeremiah 40:14

  and they said to him, “Do you really know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to strike you dead?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

• Jeremiah 40:15

  Then Johanan son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secret at Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, please, and strike Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know. Why should he strike you dead, and all Judah be scattered, who are gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

• Jeremiah 41:1

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama came, of the royal offspring, and the great men of the king, and ten men with him, to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah; and they ate bread together there at Mizpah.

• Jeremiah 41:2

  Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan with the sword and put him to death, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.

• Jeremiah 41:6

  And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out to meet them from Mizpah, going along and weeping; and it happened, when he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

• Jeremiah 41:7

  And it happened, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern, he and the men who were with him.

• Jeremiah 41:9

  Now the cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the corpses of the men whom he had struck down along with Gedaliah was the one that King Asa had made because of Baasha king of Israel; that one Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled with the slain.

• Jeremiah 41:10

  Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had entrusted to Gedaliah son of Ahikam; Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and went to cross over to the sons of Ammon.

• Jeremiah 41:11

  And Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,

• Jeremiah 41:12

  and they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and they found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

• Jeremiah 41:15

  But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped with eight men from Johanan, and went to the sons of Ammon.

• Jeremiah 41:16

  Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom he had brought back from Ishmael son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam: men, men of war, and women and little ones and court officials, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.

• Jeremiah 41:18

  because of the Chaldeans, for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.