נַפְתָּלִ֖י
𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉
nafetali
Naphtali
from פָּתַל; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Naphtali.
H5321
Genesis 49:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H5321
| Lemma | נַפְתָּלִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Naphtâlîy |
| Strong's | H5321 |
| In-context | Naphtali |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H5321-02
My-Wrestling
| Root | פתל (p-t-l) |
| Core Meanings | to twist, to wrestle, to struggle, to entwine |
| Semantic Range | Name of Jacob’s sixth son (by Bilhah), the tribe descended from him, and the tribal territory in northern Israel. |
| Conceptual Significance | The name commemorates Rachel’s declaration of her struggle with her sister Leah (Genesis 30:8), embedding the theme of struggle and divine contest within Israel’s tribal identity. Naphtali’s identity thus carries the memory of striving and perseverance within the covenant family. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular. The form reflects a first-person singular possessive element embedded in the name, though functioning syntactically as a proper name without active inflection in usage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name נַפְתָּלִי (Naphtali) derives from the root פתל (p-t-l), meaning "to wrestle" or "to twist." It reflects the possessive sense expressed in Genesis 30:8 ("my wrestlings"), preserving the first-person element in the ending -î. As a masculine singular proper noun (HNp), the rendering "My-Wrestling" maintains both its root meaning and its singular personal form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פתל (to twist, to wrestle, to struggle, to entwine)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6616-01 |
bifetil | with a twisting-cord of |
H5321-01 |
lenafetali | to Naphtali ("My-Wrestling") |
|
nifetal | a twisted one |
H6616-02 |
petil | twisted-cord-of |
H6618-01 |
ufetaletol | and a twisted one |
|
ulenafetali | and to Naphtali (My-Wrestling) |
H5321-03 |
venafetali | and My-Wrestling |
Word Usage (51 occurrences of H5321)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:8 | נַפְתָּלִֽי | nafetali | Naphtali |
| Genesis 35:25 | וְ/נַפְתָּלִֽי | venafetali | and Naphtali |
| Genesis 46:24 | נַפְתָּלִ֑י | nafetali | Naphtali |