1835. Dan

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Dan: Dan

Original Word: דָּן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Dan
Pronunciation: dahn
Phonetic Spelling: (dawn)
Definition: Dan
Meaning: Dan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Dan

From diyn; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them -- Dan.

see HEBREW diyn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from din
Definition
"judge," a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr.
NASB Translation
Dan (68), Danite* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דָּן proper name, masculine (judge) —

1 son of Jacob and Bilhah Genesis 30:6; Genesis 35:25; Exodus 1:4; Joshua 19:47; Judges 18:29; 1 Chronicles 2:2.

2 the tribe of Dan, מַטֵּה דָן Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 38:23; Leviticus 24:11; Numbers 1:39; Numbers 13:12; Joshua 21:5,23 (all P); בְּנֵי דָן Genesis 46:23; Numbers 1:38; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 7:66; Numbers 10:25; Numbers 26:42; Numbers 34:22; Joshua 19:40,47 (twice in verse); Joshua 19:48 (all P) Judges 1:34; Judges 18:2,16,22,23,25,26,30; מַחֲנֵה דָן Numbers 2:25,31 (P) — on Judges 13:25; Judges 18:12 see מַחֲנֶה; מִשְׁמְּחֹת דָּן Numbers 26:42 (P); דָּן alone in poetry Genesis 49:16,17; Deuteronomy 33:22 (twice in verse); Judges 5:17, elsewhere Numbers 1:12 (P) Deuteronomy 27:13; 1 Chronicles 27:22; 2Chron 2:13; Ezekiel 48:1,2,32.

3 a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan, originally לַיִשׁ Judges 18:29 (compare Judges 18:7); = לֶשֶׁם Joshua 19:47; captured by a colony of Danites; named Dan, and made a sacred place with rites of worship that lasted until the exile (Judges 18:30); = Tell el Kâdî, Rob^{BR iii. 351, 358} Bd^{Pa1 265}. This place is frequently referred to: Genesis 14:14; Deuteronomy 34:1; 1 Kings 12:29,30; 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 10:29; 2Chronicles 16:4; Jeremiah 4:15; Jeremiah 8:16; Amos 8:14; read also וּבְדָן for וְכֵן 2 Samuel 20:18 ᵐ5 Ew We compare Dr; and see the phrase מִדָּן וְעַדבְּֿאֵר שֶׁבַע Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20; 2 Samuel 3:10; 2 Samuel 17:11; 2 Samuel 24:2,15; 1 Kings 5:5; given by Chronicles מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְעַדדָּֿן 1 Chronicles 21:2; 2Chronicles 30:5. (Ezekiel 27:19 see ודן.)

Note. — דָּ֫נָה יַעַן 2 Samuel 24:6. As no such place is known, the text is usually regarded as corrupt, and, ᵐ5 being uncertain, is variously changed: (1) דָּ֫נָה יַעַר to Dan in the wood, Thes after ᵑ9 silvestria. (2) (וַיָּסֹבּוּ) דָּ֫נָה וְעִיּוֺן to Dan and Ijon Klo (compare 1 Kings 15:20). (3) (סָֽבֲבוּ) דָּן וּמִדָּן We Dr compare ᵐ5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root דִּין (din), meaning "to judge" or "to rule."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew proper noun "Dan" in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew context. However, the name Dan is transliterated into Greek as Δαν (Dan) in the Septuagint and the New Testament genealogies (e.g., Revelation 7:5, where the tribe of Dan is notably absent from the list of sealed tribes).

Usage: Dan is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to both a person and a place. It is the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, as well as the name of the fifth son of Jacob and the first son of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. Additionally, Dan is the name of a city in the northern part of Israel.

Context: • Dan, the Person: Dan is the fifth son of Jacob, born to him by Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. His birth is recorded in Genesis 30:6, where Rachel declares, "God has vindicated me; He has heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan. Dan is the progenitor of the tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Tribe of Dan: The tribe of Dan is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally associated with judgment and strength. In the division of the Promised Land, the tribe of Dan was allocated a territory on the western coast of Canaan, but they later migrated northward due to pressure from the Amorites. This migration is detailed in Judges 18, where the Danites capture the city of Laish and rename it Dan.

• City of Dan: The city of Dan, originally known as Laish, became a significant location in the northern kingdom of Israel. It is often mentioned in the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba," which denotes the entire land of Israel from north to south (Judges 20:1). The city of Dan was also a center of idolatry, as Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kings 12:29-30).

Forms and Transliterations

בְּדָֽן׃ בדן׃ דָ֑ן דָ֔ן דָ֖ן דָ֛ן דָ֞ן דָ֠ן דָ֣ן ׀ דָּ֑ן דָּ֔ן דָּ֖ן דָּ֗ן דָּ֚ן דָּ֣ן דָּ֥ן דָּֽן׃ דָֽן׃ דָן֙ דן דן׃ וְדָ֕ן וְדָ֤ן וּלְדָ֣ן ודן ולדן לְדָ֕ן לְמִדָּן֙ לדן למדן מִדָּ֑ן מִדָּ֖ן מִדָּ֤ן מִדָּן֙ מדן bə·ḏān beDan bəḏān Dan dān ḏān lə·ḏān lə·mid·dān leDan ləḏān lemidDan ləmiddān mid·dān midDan middān ū·lə·ḏān uleDan ūləḏān veDan wə·ḏān wəḏān

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 14:14
HEB: וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף עַד־ דָּֽן׃
NAS: and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
KJV: and pursued [them] unto Dan.
INT: and went far Dan

Genesis 30:6
HEB: קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ דָּֽן׃
NAS: Therefore she named him Dan.
KJV: therefore called she his name Dan.
INT: named his name Dan

Genesis 35:25
HEB: שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֔ל דָּ֖ן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃
NAS: Rachel's maid: Dan and Naphtali;
KJV: Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
INT: maid Rachel's Dan and Naphtali

Genesis 46:23
HEB: וּבְנֵי־ דָ֖ן חֻשִֽׁים׃
NAS: The sons of Dan: Hushim.
KJV: And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
INT: the sons of Dan Hushim

Genesis 49:16
HEB: דָּ֖ן יָדִ֣ין עַמּ֑וֹ
NAS: Dan shall judge his people,
KJV: Dan shall judge his people,
INT: Dan shall judge his people

Genesis 49:17
HEB: יְהִי־ דָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ עֲלֵי־
NAS: Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
KJV: Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
INT: become Dan serpent in

Exodus 1:4
HEB: דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י גָּ֥ד
NAS: Dan and Naphtali, Gad
KJV: Dan, and Naphtali, Gad,
INT: Dan and Naphtali Gad

Exodus 31:6
HEB: אֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙ לְמַטֵּה־ דָ֔ן וּבְלֵ֥ב כָּל־
NAS: of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts
KJV: of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts
INT: of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan the hearts of all

Exodus 35:34
HEB: אֲחִיסָמָ֖ךְ לְמַטֵּה־ דָֽן׃
NAS: of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
KJV: of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
INT: of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan

Exodus 38:23
HEB: אֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְ לְמַטֵּה־ דָ֖ן חָרָ֣שׁ וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב
NAS: of the tribe of Dan, an engraver
KJV: of the tribe of Dan, an engraver,
INT: of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan an engraver skillful

Leviticus 24:11
HEB: דִּבְרִ֖י לְמַטֵּה־ דָֽן׃
NAS: of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
KJV: of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
INT: of Dibri of the tribe Dan

Numbers 1:12
HEB: לְדָ֕ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־
NAS: of Dan, Ahiezer the son
KJV: Of Dan; Ahiezer the son
INT: of Dan Ahiezer the son

Numbers 1:38
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י דָ֔ן תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם
NAS: Of the sons of Dan, their genealogical registration
KJV: Of the children of Dan, by their generations,
INT: of the sons of Dan their genealogical their families

Numbers 1:39
HEB: פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֑ן שְׁנַ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים
NAS: men of the tribe of Dan [were] 62,700.
KJV: of them, [even] of the tribe of Dan, [were] threescore
INT: were numbered the tribe of Dan and two threescore

Numbers 2:25
HEB: דֶּ֣גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה דָ֛ן צָפֹ֖נָה לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם
NAS: of the camp of Dan by their armies,
KJV: of the camp of Dan [shall be] on the north side
INT: the standard of the camp of Dan the north their armies

Numbers 2:25
HEB: וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י דָ֔ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־
NAS: of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer
KJV: of the children of Dan [shall be] Ahiezer
INT: and the leader of the sons of Dan Ahiezer the son

Numbers 2:31
HEB: הַפְּקֻדִים֙ לְמַ֣חֲנֵה דָ֔ן מְאַ֣ת אֶ֗לֶף
NAS: men of the camp of Dan [was] 157,600.
KJV: in the camp of Dan [were] an hundred
INT: were numbered the camp of Dan an hundred thousand

Numbers 7:66
HEB: נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י דָ֑ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־
NAS: leader of the sons of Dan;
KJV: of the children of Dan, [offered]:
INT: leader the son of Dan Ahiezer of the sons

Numbers 10:25
HEB: מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־ דָ֔ן מְאַסֵּ֥ף לְכָל־
NAS: of the sons of Dan, according to their armies,
KJV: of the children of Dan set forward,
INT: of the camp of the sons of Dan the rear for all

Numbers 13:12
HEB: לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֔ן עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־
NAS: from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son
KJV: Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son
INT: the tribe of Dan Ammiel the son

Numbers 26:42
HEB: אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי־ דָן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְשׁוּחָ֕ם
NAS: are the sons of Dan according to their families:
KJV: These [are] the sons of Dan after their families:
INT: These are the sons of Dan to their families of Shuham

Numbers 26:42
HEB: אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת דָּ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
NAS: are the families of Dan according to their families.
KJV: These [are] the families of Dan after their families.
INT: These are the families of Dan to their families

Numbers 34:22
HEB: וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־ דָ֖ן נָשִׂ֑יא בֻּקִּ֖י
NAS: of the sons of Dan a leader,
KJV: of the children of Dan, Bukki
INT: of the tribe of the sons of Dan A leader Bukki

Deuteronomy 27:13
HEB: וְאָשֵׁ֔ר וּזְבוּלֻ֖ן דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃
NAS: Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
KJV: and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
INT: Asher Zebulun Dan and Naphtali

Deuteronomy 33:22
HEB: וּלְדָ֣ן אָמַ֔ר דָּ֖ן
NAS: Of Dan he said, Dan
KJV: And of Dan he said, Dan
INT: of Dan said Dan

71 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1835
71 Occurrences

bə·ḏān — 2 Occ.
dān — 55 Occ.
lə·ḏān — 2 Occ.
lə·mid·dān — 1 Occ.
mid·dān — 8 Occ.
ū·lə·ḏān — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏān — 2 Occ.