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Lotan meaning

לוטן

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🔼The name Lotan: Summary

Meaning
A Covering, Covering Up
Etymology
From the verb לוט (lut), to wrap closely, to envelop.

🔼The name Lotan in the Bible

There's only one Lotan in the Bible, and he's a Horite chief and son of Seir the Horite (Genesis 36:20). His sons are Hori and Hemam, and his sister is called Timna (Genesis 36:22).

Lotan is also the name of a sea monster whose demise at the hands of Hadad-baal is widely attested in ancient Semitic lore. In the Biblical arena, this story is told in terms of Leviathan who is defeated by YHWH (Isaiah 27:1).

🔼Etymology of the name Lotan

The name Lotan comes from the verb לוט (lut), meaning to wrap or envelop:

Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary
לוט

The verb לוט (lut) means to wrap closely or to envelop. Noun לט (lat) or לאט (la't) means secrecy. Noun לוט (lot) means covering.

מלט

The verb מלט (malat) means to deliver from confinement or dangerous predicament.

🔼Lotan meaning

For a meaning of the name Lotan, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads A Covering, and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Covering Up. BDB Theological Dictionary doesn't translate our name but does list it under לוט (lut).