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Naphtali

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Naphtali

  • /ˈnæf.təˌlaɪ/

Where it comes from

From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”).

proper noun

  1. Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
  2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

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name sixth son of Jacob

EspañolNeftalí
हिन्दीनप्ताली naptālī
РусскийНеффали́м Neffalím
العربيةنِفْتَالِي niftālī
עבריתנַפְתָּלִי

name one of the Israelite tribes

हिन्दीनप्ताली naptālī

name male given name

עבריתנַפְתָּלִי

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MLA

"Naphtali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naphtali. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Naphtali. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/naphtali

Chicago

"Naphtali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naphtali.

BibTeX
@misc{naphtali_2026,
  title = {Naphtali},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naphtali},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}