The name Nathan comes from the Hebrew verb נתן (naṯan, pronounced na-THAN), meaning "to give." The same spelling gives us the name of King David's court prophet in 2 Samuel 7, נתן (naṯan), or Nathan. Standing alone, the name Nathan means "he has given." However, there are many instances of this name used in theophoric combinations, where the name of a deity is added to form a related name. For instance, in Numbers 1:8 we find נתנאל (nethanʾel), or Nethanel, which means either "gift of ʾEl" (the Canaanite deity) or "gift of God." There is also נתניה (nethanyah) in 1 Chronicles 25:2 and נתניהו (nethanyahu) in Jeremiah 40:8, both of which are anglicized as Nethaniah, meaning "Yah(weh) has given." This latter spelling is also the last name of former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.