Ефан

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjefən]

Proper noun

Е́фан • (Jéfan) m 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.

Declension
Declension of Е́фан (anim sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Е́фан
Jéfan
genitive Е́фана
Jéfana
dative Е́фану
Jéfanu
accusative Е́фана
Jéfana
instrumental Е́фаном
Jéfanom
prepositional Е́фане
Jéfane
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