אֵיתָן • (Ētán) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ethan

אֵיתָן • (ētán) (feminine אֵיתָנָה, masculine plural אֵיתָנִים, feminine plural אֵיתָנוֹת)

1. strong, firm, enduring, permanent
   • Tanach, Numbers 24:21, with translation of the New International Version:

     וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵיתָן֙ מֹֽושָׁבֶ֔ךָ וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃

     Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his message: “Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;"

2. ever-flowing, running (as water)
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 21:4, with translation of the New International Version:

     וְהֹורִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃

     and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer's neck.

• “איתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

איתן • (itán) (m איתם)

1. excessive spelling of אִתָּן: form of אֶת (ét) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object: with them.

• תנאי