Hebrew · H1835

דָּן

Dan , one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

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דָּןH1835

Pronunciationdān

What does דָּן (dān) mean in the Bible?

דָּן (dān) is a Hebrew word meaning "Dan , one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them".

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What does דָּן (dān) mean in the Bible?

דָּן (dān) is a Hebrew word meaning "Dan , one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them".

How does the BSB render H1835?

The BSB source-word alignment has 70 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Dan (18), Dan (17), . . . (14), from Dan (9), [and] over Dan (1).

Where does דָּן (dān) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (12), Numbers (12), Joshua (8), Genesis (6).

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 Dan18×Genesis 46:23, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:23

Dan17×Genesis 30:6, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 49:16, Exodus 1:4

. . .14×Numbers 2:25, Numbers 7:66, Numbers 10:25, Joshua 19:47

from Dan9×Numbers 1:12, Judges 20:1, 1 Samuel 3:20, 2 Samuel 3:10

[and] over Dan1×1 Chronicles 27:22

and Dan1×2 Kings 10:29

as Dan1×Deuteronomy 34:1

Concerning Dan1×Deuteronomy 33:22

Dan [is]1×Deuteronomy 33:22

Dan [to worship]1×1 Kings 12:30

far as Dan1×Genesis 14:14

He1×Genesis 49:17

in Dan1×1 Kings 12:29

O Dan1×Amos 8:14

of Dan [they were given]1×Joshua 21:23

vvv1×2 Samuel 24:6

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 14:14

Aligned rows70

Books represented16

Genesis6Exodus4Leviticus1Numbers12Deuteronomy4Joshua8Judges121 Samuel12 Samuel51 Kings42 Kings11 Chronicles32 Chronicles3Jeremiah2Ezekiel3Amos1

Source forms

דָ֖ן9xḏānGenesis 46:23, Exodus 38:23, Numbers 34:22, Joshua 19:40

דָ֔ן9xḏānExodus 31:6, Numbers 1:38, Numbers 2:25, Numbers 2:31

דָּ֔ן6xdānJoshua 19:47, Judges 18:29, 1 Kings 15:20, 2 Chronicles 16:4

דָּ֖ן5xdānGenesis 35:25, Genesis 49:16, Numbers 26:42, Deuteronomy 33:22

דָּ֥ן4xdānExodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13, Joshua 19:47, Ezekiel 48:1

דָֽן׃4xḏānExodus 35:34, Leviticus 24:11, Judges 18:16, Judges 18:22

דָּֽן׃4xdānGenesis 14:14, Genesis 30:6, Deuteronomy 34:1, 1 Kings 12:30

מִדָּ֖ן3xmid·dān1 Samuel 3:20, 2 Samuel 3:10, 1 Kings 4:25

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular53xGenesis 30:6, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:23, Genesis 49:16

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular8x1 Samuel 3:20, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 17:11, 2 Samuel 24:2

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular2x1 Kings 12:29, 2 Kings 10:29

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xNumbers 1:12, 1 Chronicles 27:22

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xJudges 5:17

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:22

Noun - proper - feminine singular1xGenesis 14:14

Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xJudges 20:1

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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What does דָּן (dān) mean in the Bible?

What does דָּן (dān) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1835?

Where does דָּן (dān) appear in Scripture?

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