Exodus 1:4

דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י גָּ֥ד וְאָשֵֽׁר
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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דָּ֥ן
דָּ֥ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Dan")
Dictionary form: דָּן · dawn

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: dan
of dan ×37 dan ×16 from dan ×8 and dan ×2 and of dan ×1 did dan ×1 he in dan ×1 o dan ×1
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Dan — Standard proper name; use in most narrative contexts.
the tribe of Dan — Clarifies tribal identity when context is ambiguous.
the territory of Dan — Prefer when referring to the geographic region.
Dan's portion — Use when discussing allotted land or inheritance.

BDB1918 H1835 H1842

BDB1917 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1919

דָּן proper name, masculine (judge) —

1. son of Jacob and Bilhah Gen 30:6; Gen 35:25; Exod 1:4; Josh 19:47; Judg 18:29; 1Chr 2:2.
2. the tribe of Dan, מַטֵּה דָן Exod 31:6; Exod 35:34; Exod 38:23; Lev 24:11; Num 1:39; Num 13:12; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:23 (all P); בְּנֵי דָן Gen 46:23; Num 1:38; Num 2:25; Num 7:66; Num 10:25; Num 26:42; Num 34:22; Josh 19:40; Josh 19:47 (twice in verse); Josh 19:48 (all P) Judg 1:34; Judg 18:2; Judg 18:16; Judg 18:22; Judg 18:23; Judg 18:25; Judg 18:26; Judg 18:30 מַחֲנֵה דָן Num 2:25; Num 2:31 (P) — on Judg 13:25; Judg 18:12 see מַחֲנֶה; מִשְׁפְּחֹת דָּן Num 26:42 (P); דָּן alone in poetry Gen 49:16; Gen 49:17; Deut 33:22 (twice in verse); Judg 5:17, elsewhere Num 1:12 (P) Deut 27:13; 1Chr 27:22; 2Chr 2:13; Ezek 48:1; Ezek 48:2; Ezek 48:32.
3. a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan, originally לַיִשׁ Judg 18:29 (compare vJudg 18:7); = לֶשֶׁם Josh 19:47 captured by a colony of Danites; named Dan, and made a sacred place with rites of worship that lasted until the exile (Judg 18:30); = Tell el Kâdî, RobBR iii. 351, 358 BdPa1 265. This place is frequently referred to: Gen 14:14; Deut 34:1; 1Kgs 12:29; 1Kgs 12:30; 1Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 10:29; 2Chr 16:4; Jer 4:15; Jer 8:16; Amos 8:14 read also וּבְדָן for וְכֵן 2Sam 20:18 ᵐ5 Ew We compare Dr; and see the phrase מִדָּן וְעַדבְּֿאֵר שֶׁבַע Judg 20:1; 1Sam 3:20; 2Sam 3:10; 2Sam 17:11; 2Sam 24:2; 2Sam 24:15; 1Kgs 5:5 given by Chronicles מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְעַדדָּֿן 1Chr 21:2; 2Chr 30:5. (Ezek 27:19 see ודן.)

Note. — דָּ֫נָה יַעַן 2Sam 24:6. As no such place is known, the text is usually regarded as corrupt, and, ᵐ5 being uncertain, is variously changed: (1) דָּ֫נָה יַעַר to Dan in the wood, Thes after ᵑ9 silvestria. (2) (וַיָּסֹבּוּ) דָּ֫נָה וְעִיּוֺן to Dan and Ijon Klo (compare 1Kgs 15:20). (3) (סָֽבֲבוּ) דָּן וּמִדָּן We Dr compare ᵐ5.

BDB772 H3120 H1835

BDB771 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB773

ארנבן proper name, of a location whence wine, so Co Ezek 27:19 for ᵑ0 וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrian wine of Aranabanim.

dan
dān
a judge
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
  • the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
    • "the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob"(n pr loc) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine

וְ נַפְתָּלִ֖י
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נַפְתָּלִ֖י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And naphtali")
Dictionary form: נַפְתָּלִי · nahp-taw-LEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and naphtali
of naphtali ×29 naphtali ×7 and naphtali ×6 and of naphtali ×2 and unto naphtali ×1 did naphtali ×1 o naphtali ×1 out of naphtali ×1
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Naphtali — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
the tribe of Naphtali — Use when referring to the tribal group explicitly.
the territory of Naphtali — Use when referring to the geographic region.
the people of Naphtali — Use when emphasizing the population or community.

BDB6883 H5321

BDB6882 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6884

נַפְתָּלִי proper name, masculine and of a tribe Naphtali, Νεφθαλει (μ), etc. (interpreted as my wrestling Gen 30:8 perhaps originally crafty, cunning one); —

1. second son of Jacob and Bilhah Gen 30:8 (J), Gen 35:25; Gen 46:24 (P), 1Chr 2:2, compare Gen 49:21 (poem).
2. as a tribe of Israel:
  a. Judg 1:33; Judg 4:10; Judg 5:18; Deut 33:23 (twice in verse) +; so (Hexateuch, only P) ׳בְּנֵי נ Judg 4:6; Num 1:42 + 6 t., ׳מַטֵּה נ Num 2:29; 1Kgs 7:14 + 5 t., ׳מַטֵּה בְּנֵי נ Num 10:27; Num 34:28; Josh 19:39 ׳שַׁעַר נ Ezek 48:34 (in new Jerusalem); ׳אֶרֶץ נ 1Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 15:29, compare Isa 8:23 ׳קֶדֶשׁ נ Judg 4:6 ׳הַר נ Josh 20:7 ׳גְּבוּל נ Ezek 48:4, ׳יָ֫מָּה נ vEzek 48:3 ׳עָרֵי נ 2Chr 16:4.
  b. as territorial name Deut 34:2 (JE) 1Kgs 4:15; 1Chr 12:41 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:40), 2Chr 34:6; Judg 6:35; Judg 7:23 might be a or
  b.

naphtali
naptālî
wrestling
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • (n pr m) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel
    • "the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob"(n pr loc) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali

גָּ֥ד
גָּ֥ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Gad")
Dictionary form: גָּד · ɡawd

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: gad
of gad ×48 gad ×16 and gad ×3 and of gad ×2 so gad ×2
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Gad — Standard proper name; use for the tribe or person.
the tribe of Gad — Clarifies referent when tribal identity is in focus.
Gadite — Adjectival form; use for members or things of Gad.
the territory of Gad — Use when the geographical region is meant.

BDB1480 H1410

BDB1479 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1481

III. גָּד71 proper name, masculine (fortunatus? perhaps derived from foregoing divine name SiegfJPTh 1875, 364 StaGeschichte.i.148; but see also BaeRel 159f.) — שָגּד Gen 35:26 +, as well as גָּד֑ Gen 30:11 +; —

1. son of Jacob and Zilpah;
  a. strictly as personal name Gen 30:11; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:16; Exod 1:4 compare Gen 49:19; 1Chr 2:2.
  b. as name of tribe Num 1:14; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:20 (twice in verse); Josh 18:7; Ezek 48:27; Ezek 48:28 compare אֶרֶץ גָּד 1Sam 13:7 see also Jer 49:1, שַׁעַד גָּד Ezek 48:34, on הַנַּחַל הַגָּד 2Sam 24:5 compare We Dr; explicitly מַטֵּה גָּד Num 1:25; Num 2:14; Num 13:15; Josh 13:24; Josh 20:8; Josh 21:7; Josh 21:36; 1Chr 6:48; 1Chr 6:65 once, צְבָא מַטֵּה בְנֵיגָֿד Num 10:20 בְּנֵי גָד (MI10 אש גד) Num 1:24 + 12 t. Numbers; Josh 4:12 + 14 t. Joshua; 1Chr 5:11; 1Chr 12:14.
2. a prophet in David's time, called נָבִיא 1Sam 22:5, but הַנָּבִיא חֹזֶה דָוִד 2Sam 24:11 & חֹזֵה דָוִיד || 1Chr 21:9, הַחֹזֶה 1Chr 29:29 & חֹזֵההַֿמֶּלֶךְ 2Chr 29:25.

gad
gād
troop
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
  • seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
    • "the tribe descended from Gad"a prophet during the time of David; appears to have joined David when in the hold; reappears in connection with the punishment for taking a census; also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the ___%___house of God___%___

וְ אָשֵֽׁר
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אָשֵֽׁר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And asher")
Dictionary form: אָשֵׁר · aw-SHARE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and asher
of asher ×23 and asher ×4 asher ×4 and of asher ×2 and in asher ×1 did asher ×1 from asher ×1 in asher ×1
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Asher — Standard modern rendering of this proper tribal name.
the tribe of Asher — Use when tribal identity needs explicit clarification.
the territory of Asher — Prefer when context refers to geographic region.

BDB839 H836

BDB838 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB840

אָשֵׁר proper name, masculine Asher (happy one, Felix, compare Phoenician אשרשלח, which however may contain (god) Asshur or Osiris, compare BaeRel 161).

1. son of Jacob and Zilpah Gen 30:13; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:17; Exod 1:4; Num 26:46; 1Chr 2:2.
2. the tribe Gen 49:20; Num 1:13; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:24 (twice in verse); Josh 17:10; Josh 17:11; Josh 19:34; Judg 1:31; Judg 5:17; Judg 6:36; Judg 7:23; 1Kgs 4:16; 1Chr 12:36; 2Chr 30:11; Ezek 48:2; Ezek 48:3; Ezek 48:34 בְּנֵי אָשֵׁר Num 1:40; Num 2:27; Num 7:72; Num 10:26; Num 26:44; Num 26:47; Num 34:27; Josh 19:24; Josh 19:31; 1Chr 7:30; 1Chr 7:40 מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר Num 1:41; Num 2:27; Num 13:13; Josh 21:6; Josh 21:30; 1Chr 6:47; 1Chr 6:59.
3. proper name, of a location city east of Shechem Josh 17:7.

asher
ʾāšēr
happy
Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
  • son of Jacob and Zilpah
    • "the tribe descended from Asher"a city east of Shechem in Manasseh

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break גָּ֥ד וְאָשֵֽׁר Silluq — end of the verse

דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי גָּד וְאָשֵֽׁר׃
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