דָ֔ן

𐤃𐤍

dan

of Dan

from דִּין; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them; Daniel

H1835

Joshua 21:23 · Word #2

Lexicon H1835

Lemmaדָּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤍
TransliterationDân
Strong'sH1835
In-contextof Dan

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H1835-02

Judge (masculine singular proper name)

Rootדין (d-y-n)
Core Meaningsto judge, govern, contend, execute justice
Semantic Rangepersonal name (son of Jacob), tribal designation (tribe of Dan), territorial name (their allotted land), northern city of Israel; by extension associated with judgment.
Conceptual SignificanceDan’s name commemorates Rachel’s declaration that God had "judged" her cause (Genesis 30:6). The tribe’s identity is thus etymologically tied to divine justice, and the name reinforces the biblical theme of YHWH as Judge and vindicator of His people.
Morphological NotesProper noun, masculine singular (HNp). The form דָּן is a qatal-pattern noun functioning as a personal and tribal name. Occasionally appears in verbal form from the same root (e.g., Qal participle), but here it is a proper noun.
Rendering RationaleThe name דָּן (Dan) derives from the root דין, meaning "to judge." Rendering it as "Judge" preserves the root meaning while reflecting its function as a masculine singular proper name referring to Jacob’s son, the tribe, or the territory bearing his name.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דין (to judge, govern, contend, execute justice)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1835-01 bedan Dan ("Judge")
H1841-01 bedaniyel in God-is-my-Judge
H4080-01 bemideyan in Midyan (Strife-land)
H4083-01 bimedinat in the jurisdiction of
bimedinot in provinces-of
H1779-01 din a judicial-case
H1783-01 dinah Justice‑Maiden
H1839-01 hadani the Judge-tribesman
H4082-01 hamedinah the jurisdictional district
H4082-02 hamedinot the jurisdictions
H4084-01 hamideyanim the Midianite men (descendants of Strife)
H1777-01 ladin to render judgment
H1835-03 ledan for Dan (the Judge)
H4066-01 madon a contention
H4066-02 mdvnym contentions
H4082-03 medinah a jurisdiction
H4083-02 medinat jurisdiction of
H4083-03 medinata the jurisdiction-province
H4082-04 medinot governed-districts of
H1835-04 midan from Dan (Judge)
H4080-02 mideyan Midyan (Strife)
H4079-01 mideyanim contentions
H1779-02 midin from judgment
H1841-04 uledaniyel and to Daniy-El ("El is my Judge")
H4082-05 umedinah and a judge-ruled district
H4080-03 umideyan and Midyan (Strife)
H1779-03 vadin and judgment
H1835-05 vedan and Dan (Judge)
H1841-05 vedaniyel and God‑is‑my‑Judge
H1777-02 vedin and judge!
H1780-01 vedina and the judgment
H1777-03 yadin he will render judgment

Word Usage (70 occurrences of H1835)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:14 דָּֽן dan Dan
Genesis 30:6 דָּֽן dan Dan
Genesis 35:25 דָּ֖ן dan Dan
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