"Naphtali" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnæf.təˌlaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Naphtali.wav [US]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|נַפְתָּלִי|tr=naftalí}} Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), {{cog|ar|نافس|t=to compete with}} Arabic نافس (“to compete with”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Naphtali
  1. (biblical) Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah. Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters Translations (sixth son of Jacob): Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), نِفْتَالِي (niftālī) [masculine] (Arabic), Naftali [masculine] (Dutch), נַפְתָּלִי (Hebrew), Нафталим (Naftalim) (Kazakh), Неффали́м (Neffalím) [masculine] (Russian), Neftalí [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Naphtali-en-name-0VXVHrLf Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 19 38 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'sixth son of Jacob': 77 5 18
  2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali. Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters Derived forms: Naphtalite Translations (one of the Israelite tribes): Naftali (Dutch), Neftali [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Naphtali-en-name-7mndJ0eZ Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 19 38 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'one of the Israelite tribes': 3 87 10
  3. A male given name from Hebrew Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (male given name): Naftali [masculine] (Dutch), נַפְתָּלִי (Hebrew), Neftali [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Naphtali-en-name-VPCEcz96 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of Individuals: 30 18 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 36 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 1 97

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