ΔΑΝ, δαν
DAN, dan
Sounds Like: DAHN
Translations: Dan
From the root: ΔΑΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Dan is a proper noun referring to one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after Jacob's fifth son. It also refers to the territory settled by this tribe, particularly the northernmost city of ancient Israel, often mentioned in the phrase 'from Dan to Beersheba' to denote the entire extent of the land. In the provided examples, it refers to the city or the tribe.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1158 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 13:7
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 14:14, 30:6, 35:25, 46:23, 49:16, 49:17
- Exodus — 1:4, 31:6, 35:34, 37:21
- Leviticus — 24:11
- Numbers — 1:12, 1:38, 1:39, 2:25, 2:31, 7:66, 10:25, 13:13, 26:46, 34:22
- Deuteronomy — 27:13, 33:22, 34:1
- Joshua — 19:40, 19:48, 21:5, 21:23
- Judges — 1:34, 5:17, 13:25, 18:1, 18:2, 18:11, 18:12, 18:16, 18:22, 18:23, 18:25, 18:26, 18:27, 18:29, 18:30, 20:1
- 1 Samuel — 3:20
- 2 Samuel — 3:10, 6:19, 17:11, 20:18, 21:11, 24:2, 24:6, 24:15
- 1 Kings — 2:46, 4:11, 4:12, 12:29, 12:30, 15:20
- 2 Kings — 10:29
- 1 Chronicles — 2:2, 6:63, 21:2, 27:22
- 2 Chronicles — 2:14, 30:5
- Tobit — 1:5
- Jeremiah — 4:15, 8:16
- Ezekiel — 48:1, 48:2, 48:32
- Amos — 8:14
- Enoch — 13:7
From the same root
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