What does נַפְתָּלִי (napĕtāliy) mean in the Bible?
נַפְתָּלִי (napĕtāliy) is a Hebrew word meaning "Naphtali , a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory".
Hebrew · H5321
נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtali , a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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נַפְתָּלִי H5321
Pronunciation napĕtāliy
What does נַפְתָּלִי (napĕtāliy) mean in the Bible?
נַפְתָּלִי (napĕtāliy) is a Hebrew word meaning "Naphtali , a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory".
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How does the BSB render H5321?
The BSB source-word alignment has 51 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Naphtali (23), Naphtali (9), and Naphtali (6), . . . (3), in Naphtali (2).
Where does נַפְתָּלִי (napĕtāliy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (11), 1 Chronicles (7), Judges (7), Joshua (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 Naphtali 23× Genesis 46:24, Numbers 1:42, Numbers 1:43, Numbers 2:29
Naphtali 9× Genesis 30:8, Genesis 49:21, Deuteronomy 33:23, Joshua 21:6
and Naphtali 6× Genesis 35:25, Exodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13, Judges 4:10
. . . 3× Numbers 2:29, Numbers 7:78, Numbers 10:27
in Naphtali 2× Judges 4:6, 1 Kings 4:15
- 1× Joshua 19:32
[and] from Naphtali 1× Numbers 1:15
Concerning Naphtali 1× Deuteronomy 33:23
far as Naphtali 1× 2 Chronicles 34:6
From Naphtali 1× 1 Chronicles 12:34
Naphtali, too 1× Judges 5:18
of Naphtali [they were given] 1× Joshua 21:32
over Naphtali 1× 1 Chronicles 27:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:8 נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ to Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 35:25 וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ to and Naphtali Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:24 נַפְתָּלִ֑י to of Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:21 נַפְתָּלִ֖י to Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 1:4 וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י to and Naphtali Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:15 לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י to [and] from Naphtali Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:42 נַפְתָּלִ֔י to of Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:43 נַפְתָּלִ֑י to of Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:29 נַפְתָּלִ֑י to of Naphtali Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:29 נַפְתָּלִ֔י to . . . Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:8
Aligned rows 51
Books represented 13
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 6 Judges 7 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
נַפְתָּלִ֑י 8x nap̄·tā·lî Genesis 46:24, Numbers 1:43, Numbers 2:29, Numbers 7:78
נַפְתָּלִ֖י 8x nap̄·tā·lî Genesis 49:21, Numbers 26:50, Numbers 34:28, Joshua 19:32
נַפְתָּלִ֔י 7x nap̄·tā·lî Numbers 1:42, Numbers 2:29, Numbers 13:14, Deuteronomy 34:2
נַפְתָּלִ֗י 6x nap̄·tā·lî Judges 1:33, 1 Kings 7:14, 1 Chronicles 6:62, 1 Chronicles 6:76
נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ 4x nap̄·tā·lî Genesis 30:8, 1 Kings 15:20, 2 Chronicles 16:4, Psalms 68:27
נַפְתָּלִי֙ 3x nap̄·tā·lî Numbers 26:48, Deuteronomy 33:23, Judges 4:10
וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ 2x wə·nap̄·tā·lî Genesis 35:25, Deuteronomy 27:13
לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י 2x lə·nap̄·tā·lî Numbers 1:15, 1 Chronicles 27:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 39x Genesis 30:8, Genesis 46:24, Genesis 49:21, Numbers 1:42
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Genesis 35:25, Exodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13, Judges 5:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Numbers 1:15, 1 Chronicles 27:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Judges 6:35
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:23
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 12:34
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 4:15
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Judges 7:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Naphtali , a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Source Gloss
Naphtali , a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Extended definition
Naphtali.
Word Origins
נַפְתָּלִי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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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