What does Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) mean in the Bible?
e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine".
Greek · G3508
Νεφθαλείμ
Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
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Νεφθαλείμ G3508
Pronunciation Nephthaleím
What does Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) mean in the Bible?
Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) is a Greek word meaning "Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine".
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How does the BSB render G3508?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Naphtali (2), Naphtali (1).
Where does Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Naphtali 2× Matthew 4:15, Revelation 7:6
Naphtali 1× Matthew 4:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Revelation 1
Source forms
Νεφθαλίμ 2x Nephthalim Matthew 4:13, Matthew 4:15
Νεφθαλὶμ 1x Nephthalim Revelation 7:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 4:13, Matthew 4:15, Revelation 7:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
Source Gloss
Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Nephthalim.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:13 Proper name
Νεφθαλείμ· nefqaleim
Naphtali
Read verse Matthew 4:15 Proper name
Νεφθαλείμ, nefqaleim
Naphtali
Read verse Revelation 7:6 Proper name
Νεφθαλείμ, nefqaleim
Naphtali
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain