Strong's Lexicon

H5321

H5321 — נַפתָּלִי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewNaphtaliyName/l.Occurrences: 51

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5321
Word:נַפתָּלִי
Part of Speech:Name/l.
Etymology:from H6617
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:51
Transliteration:Naphtaliy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naf-taw-lee'
Meaning:1. my wrestling 2. Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV Renderings:Naphtali.

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BDB6883

נַפְתָּלִי proper name, masculine [also of a tribe] Naphtali, Νεφθαλει (μ), etc. (interpreted as my wrestling Gen 30:8 perhaps originally crafty, cunning one); —

1. second son of Jacob and Bilhah Gen 30:8 ( J ), Gen 35:25 ; Gen 46:24 ( P ), 1Chr 2:2, compare Gen 49:21 (poem).
2. as a tribe of Israel:
a. Judg 1:33; Judg 4:10; Judg 5:18; Deut 33:23 (twice in verse) +; so (Hexateuch, only P ) ׳ בְּנֵי נ Judg 4:6; Num 1:42 + 6 t., ׳ מַטֵּה נ Num 2:29; 1Kgs 7:14 + 5 t., ׳ מַטֵּה בְּנֵי נ Num 10:27; Num 34:28; Josh 19:39 ׳ שַׁעַר נ Ezek 48:34 (in new Jerusalem); ׳ אֶרֶץ נ 1Kgs 15:20 ; 2Kgs 15:29 , compare Isa 8:23 ׳ קֶדֶשׁ נ Judg 4:6 ׳ הַר נ Josh 20:7 ׳ גְּבוּל נ Ezek 48:4, ׳ יָ֫מָּה נ Ezek 48:3 ׳ עָרֵי נ 2Chr 16:4.
b. as territorial name Deut 34:2 ( J E ) 1Kgs 4:15 ; 1Chr 12:41 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:40), 2Chr 34:6; Judg 6:35; Judg 7:23 might be a . or b.


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