H1835Hebrewḏān
דָּן
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
69
Total Occurrences
16
Books
69
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Etymology & Derivation
from H1777 (דִּין); judge;
KJV Usage
Daniel
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.the 5th son of jacob, the 1st of bilhah, rachel's handmaid
- 2.the tribe descended from dan, the son of jacob
- 3.(n pr loc) a city in dan, the most northern landmark of palestine
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Dân; Pronunciation: dawn