Naphtali

/ˈnæf.təˌlaɪ/ name

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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.

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biblical figurejacob's sonpatriarchal sonregion naphtaliterritory naphtali

Etymology

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

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