Genesis 30:8
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
נַפְתּוּל
naphtûwl
properly, wrestled; but used (in the plural) transitively, a struggle
פָּתַל
pâthal
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Key Terms in This Verse
נַפְתּוּל naphtûwl
properly, wrestled; but used (in the plural) transitively, a struggle
Study H5319 →פָּתַל pâthal
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
Study H6617 →יָכֹל yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Study H3201 →נַפְתָּלִי Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H5321 →אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
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