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נַפְתָּלִי

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Naphtali

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

נַפְתָּלִי proper name, masculine and 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 vEzek 48:3 ׳עָרֵי נ 2Chr 16:4.
b. as territorial name Deut 34:2 (JE) 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.

35 occurrences

Genesis (2), Exodus (1), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (5), Judges (5), I Kings (2), II Kings (1), I Chronicles (3), II Chronicles (1), Ezekiel (3)