Nethinim

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noun

A servant of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.

OriginHebrew נְתִינִים →
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Meanings

nounNethinim (plural Nethinims or Nethinim)

plural Nethinims

  1. JudaismhistoricalA servant of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.

Origin

  1. Hebrewנְתִינִים
  2. EnglishNethinim

From Hebrew נְתִינִים (nəṯīnīm), plural of נָתִין (“given; granted; a slave of the temple”).

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APA

Nethinim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nethinim

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“Nethinim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nethinim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nethinim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nethinim.

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