נַפְתָּלִי
Transliteration
nap̄tālî
Pronunciation
naf-taw-lee'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From פָּתַל (H6617)
Strong’s Definitions

נַפְתָּלִי Naphtâlîy, naf-taw-lee'; from H6617; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Naphtali.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's H5321 in the following manner: Naphtali (50x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's H5321 in the following manner: Naphtali (50x).

  1. Naphtali = "wrestling"

    n pr m

    1. the 6th 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נַפְתָּלִי Naphtâlîy, naf-taw-lee'; from H6617; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Naphtali.
STRONGS H5321: Abbreviations
נַפְתָּלִי 51 proper name, masculine and of a tribe Naphtali, Νεφθαλει (μ), etc. (interpreted as my wrestling Genesis 30:8; perhaps originally crafty, cunning one); —
1. second son of Jacob and Bilhah Genesis 30:8 (J), Genesis 35:25; Genesis 46:24 (P), 1 Chronicles 2:2, compare Genesis 49:21 (poem).
2. as a tribe of Israel:
a. Judges 1:33; Judges 4:10; Judges 5:18; Deuteronomy 33:23 (twice in verse) +; so (Hexateuch, only P) בְּנֵי נ׳ Judges 4:6; Numbers 1:42 + 6 times, מַטֵּה נ׳ Numbers 2:29; 1 Kings 7:14 + 5 times, מַטֵּה בְּנֵי נ׳ Numbers 10:27; Numbers 34:28; Joshua 19:39; שַׁעַר נ׳ Ezekiel 48:34 (in new Jerusalem); אֶרֶץ נ׳ 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 15:29, compare Isaiah 8:23; קֶדֶשׁ נ׳ Judges 4:6; הַר נ׳ Joshua 20:7; גְּבוּל נ׳ Ezekiel 48:4, יָ֫מָּה נ׳ Ezekiel 48:3; עָרֵי נ׳ 2 Chronicles 16:4.
b. as territorial name Deuteronomy 34:2 (JE) 1 Kings 4:15; 1 Chronicles 12:41 [1 Chronicles 12:40] (van d. H. 1 Chronicles 12:40 [1 Chronicles 12:39]), 2 Chronicles 34:6; Judges 6:35; Judges 7:23 might be a or b.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:8; 30:8; 35:25; 46:24; 49:21

Numbers

1:42; 2:29; 10:27; 34:28

Deuteronomy

33:23; 34:2

Joshua

19:39; 20:7

Judges

1:33; 4:6; 4:6; 4:10; 5:18; 6:35; 7:23

1 Kings

4:15; 7:14; 15:20

2 Kings

15:29

1 Chronicles

2:2; 12:39; 12:40

2 Chronicles

16:4; 34:6

Ezekiel

48:3; 48:4; 48:34