Genesis 49:21
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →נַפְתָּלִי Naphtâlîy
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H5321 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
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 Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten tho...
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
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