1842. Dan Yaan
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Dan Yaan: Danjaan

Original Word: דָּן יַעַן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Dan Ya`an
Pronunciation: dahn yah-ahn
Phonetic Spelling: (dawn yah'-an)
Definition: Danjaan
Meaning: Dan-Jaan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Dan-jaan

From Dan and (apparently) ya'an; judge of purpose; Dan-Jaan, a place in Palestine -- Dan-jaan.

see HEBREW Dan

see HEBREW ya'an

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Dan and perhaps yaan
Definition
a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Dan-jaan (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. יַעַן in דַּנָֿה יַעַן 2 Samuel 24:6 see above.

יען (√ of following; according to Ges EwGGA 1864, No. 27 Aramaic , avidus, cupidus; hence בַּת יַעֲנָה = daughter of greed, of ostrich as voracious bird; but WetzstDel Job 31:39 = daughter of the desert or steppe, from hard, unproductive soil; compare the Arabic name father of the plains.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: דָּן (Dan) and יַעַן (Jaan).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Dan-Jaan, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Dan-Jaan is mentioned in the context of a geographical location in the Old Testament. It appears in the narrative of King David's reign.

Context: Dan-Jaan is referenced in 2 Samuel 24:6, where it is listed as one of the places visited by Joab and the commanders of the army during the census ordered by King David. The exact location of Dan-Jaan is not definitively known, but it is believed to be situated in the northern part of Israel, possibly near the region of Dan. The name suggests a connection to a wooded area, which aligns with the topographical features of the northern territories. The mention of Dan-Jaan in the biblical text highlights the extensive reach of David's kingdom and the administrative efforts to account for the population across diverse regions.

Forms and Transliterations
יַּ֔עַן יען ya‘an ya·‘an Yaan
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 24:6
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ דָּ֣נָה יַּ֔עַן וְסָבִ֖יב אֶל־
NAS: and they came to Dan-jaan and around
KJV: and they came to Danjaan, and about
INT: of Tahtim-hodshi came to Dan-jaan and around to

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1842
1 Occurrence


ya·‘an — 1 Occ.















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