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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
2. 2
   One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali.
3. 3
   A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”).

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