Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H5321
נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtalinaf-taw-lee'
Naphtali
51 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Naphtâlîy
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5321is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 39Old Testament books
- 18spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5321
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
The King James renders it: Naphtali.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Naphtali is rendered "Naphtali". It stands 51 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Numbers, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 30:8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 30:8נַפְתָּלִֽי׃
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in thirteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Naphtali39
- and Naphtali5
- and of Naphtali2
- for Naphtali2
- and in Naphtali1
- from Naphtali1
- in Naphtali1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| נַפְתֻּחִים | Naphtuchim | Naphtuhim | Uses2 |
| נַפְתּוּל | naphtul | wrestling | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 51, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נַפְתָּלִ֑י8
- נַפְתָּלִ֖י8
- נַפְתָּלִ֔י7
- נַפְתָּלִ֗י6
- נַפְתָּלִֽי׃4
- נַפְתָּלִי֙3
- וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃2
- לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י2
- נַפְתָּלִ֜י2
- בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י1
- וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י1
- וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣י1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)39HNpm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)5HC/Npm
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4HR/Npm
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)3HC/R/Npm
Genesis
four uses
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
- נַפְתָּלִֽי׃naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃venaftaliconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Naphtali
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Exodus
one use
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
- וְנַפְתָּלִ֖יvenaftaliconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Naphtali
Numbers
eleven uses
and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
- לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔יlenaftalipreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Naphtali
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,
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
- נַפְתָּלִי֙naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Deuteronomy
four uses
And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
- וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃venaftaliconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Naphtali
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
- וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יulenaftaliconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and of Naphtali
- נַפְתָּלִי֙naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Joshua
six uses
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
- נַפְתָּלִ֜יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
- נַפְתָּלִ֜יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Judges
seven uses
Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
- נַפְתָּלִי֙naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
- וְנַפְתָּלִ֑יvenaftaliconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Naphtali
Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
- וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יuvenaftaliconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and in Naphtali
Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
- מִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יminaftalipreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: from Naphtali
1 Kings
three uses
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
- בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbenaftalipreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Naphtali
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
- נַפְתָּלִֽי׃naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
2 Kings
one use
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
1 Chronicles
seven uses
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
- וּמִנַּפְתָּלִ֖יuminaftaliconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and of Naphtali
And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
- וְנַפְתָּלִ֗יvenaftaliconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Naphtali
over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;
- לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔יlenaftalipreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Naphtali
2 Chronicles
two uses
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
- נַפְתָּלִֽי׃naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Psalms
one use
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
- נַפְתָּלִֽי׃naftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Isaiah
one use
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
- נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Ezekiel
three uses
Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
- נַפְתָּלִ֥יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
- נַפְתָּלִ֗יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaftaliproper noun (a name)tagged: Naphtali
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.