Ефан

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Etymology[edit]

From Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally firmness, strong, or long-lived).

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Е́фан (Jéfanm anim (genitive Е́фана, nominative plural Е́фаны, genitive plural Е́фанов)

  1. a male given name, Yefan, equivalent to English Ethan
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible Translators,1 Kings 4:31:
      Он был мудрее всех людей, мудрее и Ефана Езрахитянина, и Емана, и Халкола, и Дарды, сыновей Махола, и имя его было в славе у всех окрестных народов.
      On byl mudreje vsex ljudej, mudreje i Jefana Jezraxitjanina, i Jemana, i Xalkola, i Dardy, synovej Maxola, i imja jevo bylo v slave u vsex okrestnyx narodov.
      He was wiser than everyone, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol and he was renowned in all the neighboring nations.

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