(Kedesh)-naphtali
נַפְתָּלִיStrong’s H6943naphtali (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;”
Meaning
- Combined with qe.desh (קֶ֫דֶשׁ "Kedesh" H6943)
- § 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
- Joshua 15:23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
- Joshua 19:37And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
- Joshua 20:7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
- Joshua 21:32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
- Judges 4:6And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
- Judges 4:9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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.