H5321 — נַפְתָּלִי (Naphtâlîy)

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Strong's H5321 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי (Naphtâlîy)

Pronunciation: naf-taw-lee'

Morphology: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Part of Speech: n pr m, n pr loc

Name Meaning: Naphtali = "wrestling"

Derivation: from פָּתַל (pâthal) [H6617]; my wrestling;

Definition: Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory

KJV Renderings: Naphtali.

Senses

  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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G3508 Νεφθαλείμ Nephthaleím of Hebrew origin (H5321) Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine Nephthalim
H6617 פָּתַל pâthal a primitive root to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.