56%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts נְתַנְיָהוּ(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /nɛθ.ə.ˈnaɪ.ə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "Yahweh has given" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Ishmael (the assassin of Gedaliah), as well as other minor characters. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsnatan + YahwehOther Languages & CulturesNetanyahu(Biblical Hebrew) Categories divine gift, Hebrew Bible figures, theophoric names