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Naphtali
Biblical Persons & Places
Naphtali
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man who founded the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.8;
referred to as Naphtali (נַפְתָּלִי), or Naphtali (KJV= Nephtali) (Νεφθαλείμ);
son of Israel and Bilhah;
a brother of Dan;
half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin;
father of Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
Strong's Definition
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Derivation: from H6617 (פָּתַל); my wrestling;
KJV Usage: Naphtali.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Naphtali = "wrestling"
n pr m
1) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel
2) the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob
n pr loc
3) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.8;
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 Jacob
3) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נַפְתָּלִי
naphtâlý̂y
BDB Definition:
Naphtali = wrestling
1) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel (noun proper masculine)
2) the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob (noun proper masculine)
3) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6617
Total KJV Occurrences: 51