מִ/דָּן֙
𐤌/𐤃𐤍
Dan
from 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.
2 Samuel 24:2 · Word #14
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 | from Dan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1835-05
from Dan
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן (from) + proper masculine singular name דָּן. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper name דָּן (Dan), preserving the directional sense. The name Dan derives from the root דִּין (to judge), but as a proper name it is retained in transliteration. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Dan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Judge |
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