Naphtali

(naftə lī′)

noun

  1. Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Bilhah: Gen. 30:7-8
  2. the tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:43

Origin: Heb < naphtulim; wrestlings: see Gen. 30:8

See Naphtali in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
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