דָ֑ן
𐤃𐤍
dan
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
Numbers 7:66 · Word #5
Lexicon H1835
| Lemma | דָּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Dân |
| Strong's | H1835 |
| In-context | 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)
| Root | דין (d-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | to judge, govern, contend, execute justice |
| Semantic Range | personal name (son of Jacob), tribal designation (tribe of Dan), territorial name (their allotted land), northern city of Israel; by extension associated with judgment. |
| Conceptual Significance | Dan’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 Notes | Proper 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 Rationale | The 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 |
|---|---|---|
H4082-01 |
bamedinah | in the governed-district |
H4082-02 |
bamedinot | in the jurisdictions |
H1835-01 |
bedan | Dan ("Judge") |
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 |