How many times is Dathan mentioned in the Bible?
The word Dathan appears 10 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Dathan 10 times.
Dathan in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Dathan counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Dathan | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
What the name Dathan means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Dathan as "laws or rites".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Dathan most
Dathan appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (8), then Deuteronomy (1) and Psalms (1).
First and last mention of Dathan
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 16:27, 2 times (tied with Numbers 26:9):
So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
Common questions
How many times is Dathan in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 10 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Dathan appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (8), then Deuteronomy (1) and Psalms (1).
Where is Dathan first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 16:1: "Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:" The last is Psalm 106:17.
What does the name Dathan mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Dathan as "laws or rites".
More word counts: Jezreel, lily, harlot, Gehazi, Megiddo, Og, Azariah, Jehoiachin, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.