Lexicon :: Strong's H1835 - dān

דָּן

Transliteration

dān

Pronunciation

dawn

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From דִּין (H1777)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

דָּן Dân, dawn; from H1777; 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

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H1835 in the following manner: Dan (70x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H1835 in the following manner: Dan (70x), variant (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Dan = "a judge"
1. the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
2. the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob
  proper locative noun
3. a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

דָּן Dân, dawn; from H1777; 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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1835: Abbreviations

† דָּן proper name, masculine (judge) —

1. son of Jacob and Bilhah Genesis 30:6; Genesis 35:25; Exodus 1:4; Joshua 19:47; Judges 18:29; 1 Chronicles 2:2.

2. the tribe of Dan, מַטֵּה דָן Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 38:23; Leviticus 24:11; Numbers 1:39; Numbers 13:12; Joshua 21:5, 23 (all P); בְּנֵי דָן Genesis 46:23; Numbers 1:38; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 7:66; Numbers 10:25; Numbers 26:42; Numbers 34:22; Joshua 19:40, 47 (twice in verse); Joshua 19:48 (all P) Judges 1:34; Judges 18:2, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30; מַחֲנֵה דָן Numbers 2:25, 31 (P) — on Judges 13:25; Judges 18:12 see מַחֲנֶה; דּן מִשְׁפְּחֹת Numbers 26:42 (P); דָּן alone in poetry Genesis 49:16, 17; Deuteronomy 33:22 (twice in verse); Judges 5:17, elsewhere Numbers 1:12 (P) Deuteronomy 27:13; 1 Chronicles 27:22; 2 Chronicles 2:13; Ezekiel 48:1, 2, 32.

3. a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan, originally לַיִשׁ Judges 18:29 (compare Judges 18:7); = לֶשֶׁם Joshua 19:47; captured by a colony of Danites; named Dan, and made a sacred place with rites of worship that lasted until the exile (Judges 18:30); = Tell el Kâdî, Rob^{BR iii. 351, 358} Bd^{Pa1 265}. This place is frequently referred to: Genesis 14:14; Deuteronomy 34:1; 1 Kings 12:29, 30; 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Chronicles 16:4; Jeremiah 4:15; Jeremiah 8:16; Amos 8:14; read also וּבְדָן for וְכֵן 2 Samuel 20:18 Ew We compare Dr; and see the phrase מִדָּן וְעַדבְּֿאֵר שֶׁבַע Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20; 2 Samuel 3:10; 2 Samuel 17:11; 2 Samuel 24:2, 15; 1 Kings 5:5; given by Chronicles מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וְעַדדָּֿן 1 Chronicles 21:2; 2 Chronicles 30:5. (Ezekiel 27:19 see ודן.)

Note. — דָּ֫נָה יַעַן [H1842 2 Samuel 24:6]. As no such place is known, the text is usually regarded as corrupt, and, being uncertain, is variously changed:

(1) דָּ֫נָה יַעַר to Dan in the wood, Thes after silvestria.

(2) (וַיָּסֹבּוּ) דָּ֫נָה וְעִיּוֺן to Dan and Ijon Klo (compare 1 Kings 15:20).

(3) (סָֽבֲבוּ) דָּן וּמִדָּן We Dr compare .

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