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אֶתְנַן H868
H868 is the Hebrew word אֶתְנַן, transliterated ʼethnan and said eth-nan'. The King James Version most often renders it hire.
What it means
a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry).
Where it comes from
the same as H866 (אֶתְנָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hire, reward.
Verses using אֶתְנַן
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 23:18 · KJV
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Isaiah 23:17 · KJV
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
Isaiah 23:18 · KJV
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
Ezekiel 16:34 · KJV
And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
Hosea 9:1 · KJV
Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
Micah 1:7 · KJV
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
Common questions
What does Strong's H868 mean?
H868 is the Hebrew word אֶתְנַן (ʼethnan), meaning a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry).
How is H868 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hire (5 times), reward (2 times), no reward (1 time), hires (1 time).
How many times does H868 appear in the Bible?
אֶתְנַן (ʼethnan) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H868 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H866 (אֶתְנָה).
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