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 timesAppears 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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