noun · masculine
nefthalim
GreekΝεφθαλίμ (nefthalim)
Strong’sG3508
Naphtali
stem nefthalim-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Νεφθαλείμ
(-λίμ, WH in Re 7:6), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. נַפְתָּלִי),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3508 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnef-thal-ime'
Nephthaleim (i.e. Naphthali), a tribe in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesNephthalim.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | nefthalim | nefthalim |
| object accusative | nefthalim | nefthalim |
| direct address vocative | nefthalim | nefthalim |
| of, belonging to genitive | nefthalim3×Νεφθαλίμ | nefthalim |
| to, for dative | nefthalim | nefthalim |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
nefthalim“Naphtali”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 4:13“Naphtali”kai kataleiparatos tan Nazara ercharatos katoikata eis Kafarnaoum tan parathalassian en horei Zaboulōn kai Nefthalim;Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Matthew 4:15“Naphtali”Gēas Zaboulōn kai gēas Nefthalim, hodan thalassau, peran tou Iordanou, Galilaias teiu ethneiu,“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles —
Revelation 7:6“Naphtali”ek fulau Asēr dōdeka chiliadais, ek fulau Nefthalim dōdeka chiliadais, ek fulau Manassou dōdeka chiliadais,from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,