Strong's Definition
1842 Dan Ya`an dawn yah'-an from 1835 and (apparently) 3282; judge of purpose; Dan-Jaan, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage: Dan-jaan
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יַעַן (dan ya.an) — Jaan. Dan-jaan = "purposeful judgment" a place in Palestine and existence perhaps doubtful Another name of iy.yon (עִיּוֹן "Ijon" H5859)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of Locations
Dan Jaan, Dan = location, probably to be identified with Dan in the north of Israel; ► visited by David's men who who commissioned to number the fighting men of Israel
1 2SA 24:6 MT HOTTP-B NIV "Dan Jaan" NJPS "Dan-jaan" | RSV NJB NRSV GNT ESV "from Dan" = מִדָּן | REB "Dan and Iyyon" CEV "Dan, Ijon"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּן n.pr.m. (judge) son of Jacob and Bilhah
the tribe of Dan
a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan
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