לְ/דָ֕ן
𐤋/𐤃𐤍
Dan
for Dan
Personal name meaning 'Dan' (possibly 'He has vindicated' or 'He has judged'); designates (1) Dan, son of Jacob and Bilhah, (2) the tribe descending from him, (3) the territory allotted to this tribe in the Israelite tribal system, and (4) a northern city named Dan, which became significant in the history of northern Israel. The word sometimes refers to these different entities depending on the context.
Numbers 1:12 · Word #1
Lexicon H1835
| Lemma | דָּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Dan |
| Strong's | H1835 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'Dan' (possibly 'He has vindicated' or 'He has judged'); designates (1) Dan, son of Jacob and Bilhah, (2) the tribe descending from him, (3) the territory allotted to this tribe in the Israelite tribal system, and (4) a northern city named Dan, which became significant in the history of northern Israel. The word sometimes refers to these different entities depending on the context. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for Dan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1835-03
to Dan
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ('to/for') + proper masculine singular name דָּן. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ('to/for') prefixed to the proper name דָּן (Dan), derived from the root דין meaning 'to judge.' The rendering preserves the prepositional prefix and retains the name that embodies the root sense 'He has judged.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Dan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Judge |
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