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And they calledוַיִּקְרְאוּthe nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירDan,דָּןafter the nameבְּשֵׁםof Danדָּןtheir father,אֲבִיהֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרwas bornיוּלַּדto Israel;לְיִשְׂרָאֵלbutוְאוּלָםLaishלַיִשׁwas the nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירformerly.לָרִאשֹׁנָה
Judges 18:29
Study it in the app“And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; but Laish was the name of the city formerly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:29, word by word
- And they calledיִּקְרְאוּyikru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikru” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- their fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- was bornיוּלַּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears- to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- butאוּלָםulam
but, however
But, however; yet, on the contrary.
Where else “ulam” appears- Laishלַיִשׁlayish
Laish
Laish: (1) a city in the far north that the Danites took and called Dan (Judges 18:29); (2) a man of Gallim, father of Palti (1 Samuel 25:44). The name means "lion."
Where else “layish” appears- formerlyרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishona” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
28And there was no deliverer, for it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. And they built the city and lived in it.
29 · This verse (above)
30And the sons of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the exile of the land.