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(Kedesh)-naphtali

נַפְתָּלִיStrong’s H6943

naphtali (naph-ta-li)

Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Naphtali is the Hebrew word usually translated “kedesh”, “kedesh towards” and “from kedesh”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.

“The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;”
Joshua 12:22 KJV
Meaning
  1. Combined with qe.desh (קֶ֫דֶשׁ "Kedesh" H6943)
  2. § Kedesh = "holy place"
How it's translated
  • kedesh 7
  • and kedesh 2
  • kedesh towards 2
  • from kedesh 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 5
  • Judges 4
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • 2 Kings 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

נַפְתָּלִי naphtali · (Kedesh)-naphtali

Combined with qe.desh (קֶ֫דֶשׁ "Kedesh" H6943) § Naphtali = "wrestling" the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali

קֶ֫דֶשׁ qedesh · Kedesh

§ Kedesh = "holy place" a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.