- Original: נדן - Transliteration: Nadan - Phonetic: naw-dawn' - Definition: 1. sheath - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TWOT entry: 1306 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a sheath (of a sword): - sheath. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • sheath, 1 1 Chronicles 21:27