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Jahzeel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3183

יַחְצְאֵל

yach.tse.el — Jahzeel

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006); also called Jahziel at 1Ch.7.13; § Jahzeel = "God divides" the 1st of the 4 sons of Naphtali and founder of the family of Jahzeelites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5321

נַפְתָּלִי

naph.ta.li — Naphtali

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.8; son of: Israel (H3478) and Bilhah (H1090A); brother of: Dan (H1835H); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006) Also named: Nephthaleim (Νεφθαλείμ "Naphtali" G3508) § Naphtali = "wrestling" 1) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel 2) the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob 3) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1476

גּוּנִי

gu.ni — Guni

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006) Also named: gu.ni (גּוּנִי "Gunite" H1477) § Guni = "my defender (?)" 1) a son of Naphtali and founder of the family of Gunites 2) a descendant of Gad

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3337

יֵ֫צֶר

ye.tser — Jezer

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Shillem (H8006) Also named: yits.ri (יִצְרִי "Jezerite" H3340) § Jezer = "forming" the 3rd son of Naphtali and the founder of the family of Jezerites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8006

שִׁלֵּם

shil.lem — Shillem

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Jezer (H3337); also called Shallum at 1Ch.7.13; Shillemite at Num.26.49; § Shillem = "repaid" son of Naphtali

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1477

גּוּנִי

gu.ni — Gunite

Someone descended from Guni who was a man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006) Group of gu.ni (גּוּנִי "Guni" H1476) § Gunites = "my defender (?)" a member of the family of Guni, son of Naphtali

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3184

יַחְצְאֵלִי

yach.tse.e.li — Jahzeelite

Someone descended from Jahzeel who was a man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006); also called Jahziel at 1Ch.7.13; Group of yach.tse.el (יַחְצְאֵל "Jahzeel" H3183) § Jahzeelites , of Jahzeel "God divides" the descendants of Jahzeel, the 1st son of Naphtali

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3185

יַחְצִיאֵל

yach.tsi.el — Jahziel

A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006); also called Jahziel at 1Ch.7.13; Another name of yach.tse.el (יַחְצְאֵל "Jahzeel" H3183) § Jahziel = "God divides" the 1st of the 4 sons of Naphtali and founder of the family of Jahzeelites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3340

יִצְרִי

yits.ri — Jezerite

Someone descended from Jezer who was a man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Shillem (H8006) Group of ye.tser (יֵ֫צֶר "Jezer" H3337) § Jezerites = "imagination: form: purpose" descendants of Jezer the son of Naphtali

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8016

שִׁלֵּמִי

shil.le.mi — Shillemite

Someone descended from Shillem who was a man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Jezer (H3337); also called Shallum at 1Ch.7.13; Shillemite at Num.26.49; Group of shil.lem (שִׁלֵּם "Shillem" H8006) § Shillemites, of Shillem "recompense" descendants of Shillem, a son of Naphtali

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Historical dictionary entry

Allotted by God, the first of the sons of Naphtali (Gen. 46:24).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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