נַפְתּוּל
naftul · wrestlings
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5319 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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naftul (נַפְתּוּל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wrestlings”.
Struggles, wrestlings. It occurs only in Genesis 30:8.
How to say it
naf·tul
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Hard struggles, an intense contest.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 30:8
Rachel said, “With wrestlings of Elohim I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.