נַפְתָּלִי

naph.ta.liProper Noun (Masculine)H5321

Naphtali

From: from H6617 (פָּתַל); my wrestling;

Short Definition

Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Bilhah (H1090A); brother of: Dan (H1835H); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006) Also named: Nephthaleim (*Νεφθαλείμ *"Naphtali" G3508) § Naphtali = "wrestling" 1) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel 2) the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of ) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

41 times

Appears 41 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
10
Judges
6
Joshua
5
Genesis
4
1 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:2
  • 2 Kings 15:29
  • Genesis 30:8
  • Judges 6:35
  • Numbers 1:42

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.