Strong's Hebrew · H5321

H5321 Naphtâlîy

נַפְתָּלִי

naf-taw-lee'

Naphtali

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Naphtâlîy appears 51 times in Scripture, including Genesis 30:8 and Exodus 1:4. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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

In the King James Version

Naphtali.

Derivation

from H6617 (פָּתַל); my wrestling;

Appears 51 times in Scripture

Exodus 1:4

“Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.”

Numbers 1:15

“and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.””

Numbers 1:43

“those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.”

Genesis 35:25

“The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.”

Genesis 30:8

“Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.”

Genesis 49:21

“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.”

Numbers 2:29

“Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,”

Genesis 46:24

“The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.”

Numbers 1:42

“From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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