Lexicon
דָּתָן
da.tan
H1885
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Dathan

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da.tan is the personal name of a man named with Abiram in the Korah-related conflict and its aftermath.

The name identifies Dathan, most often alongside Abiram within the Korah-related episode: he is summoned, associated with a tabernacle, stands at his tent, and is later recalled among those swallowed when the land opened. Other occurrences name him in a list of Eliab’s sons and in retrospective accounts of the event.

Senses in use

  1. Dathan in the Korah-related episode · dominant

    The proper noun identifies Dathan alongside Abiram through the episode: in Numbers 16:12 the APB renders Moses’ summons to “Dathan and Abiram,” and in Numbers 16:27 it renders them coming out to stand at their tents. In Numbers 16:24 and Numbers 16:25, the same proper name occurs in instructions concerning their tabernacle and in Moses’ approach to them.

  2. Dathan in accounts of the land swallowing him · occasional

    In Deuteronomy 11:6 the APB renders what was done to Dathan and Abiram when the land opened and swallowed them; Psalm 106:17 likewise renders the land swallowing Dathan. The proper noun marks the person recalled in these retrospective statements.

  3. Dathan named among Eliab’s sons · rare

    In Numbers 16:1 the APB places Dathan and Abiram among the named sons of Eliab before describing their action. The proper noun functions as an individual name within that identification.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the proper noun as “Dathan,” commonly joined with “Abiram.” In the retrospective accounts it places that name in clauses about the land opening and swallowing him.

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