ne.tan.yah is a personal name appearing in family phrases and lists of named people in the supplied verses.

The supplied verses use the term as a proper personal name, most often within the phrase “Ishmael son of Nethaniah” in the Mizpah narrative, while other occurrences place the name in lists or family descriptions.

1. Personal name in family phrases and lists · dominant

   The noun-proper form occurs in patronymic phrases and lists of people. In Jeremiah 41:2 the APB renders “Ishmael son of Nethaniah” in the account of Gedaliah's death; in Jeremiah 36:14 it renders “Jehudi son of Nethaniah son of Shelemiah son of Cushi,” while 1 Chronicles 25:2 includes Nethaniah among the sons of Asaph.

   Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 36:142 Kings 25:231 Chronicles 25:22 Chronicles 17:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Nethaniah.” It commonly appears in phrases such as “Ishmael son of Nethaniah,”.