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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
The [[Personal Name|PN]] [[NAPHTALI|N<small>APHTALI</small>]] refers to a figure in the Isaiah portion of the Book of Mormon and does not refer to a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The [[Personal Name|PN]] [[NAPHTALI|N<small>APHTALI</small>]] may be from the Hebrew ''naptālî'' “My wrestling,” and is a niphal form of ''ptl'' “to twist, to wrestle,” in a popular etymology based on competition between Rachel and Leah ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/30.8?lang=eng#7 Genesis 30:8]).<ref>Paul Benjamin, “Naphtali,” in D. Freedman, ed., [[David Freedman, ed. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1992.|''ABD'']], IV:1021.</ref> | The [[Personal Name|PN]] [[NAPHTALI|N<small>APHTALI</small>]] refers to a figure in the Isaiah portion of the Book of Mormon and does not refer to a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The [[Personal Name|PN]] [[NAPHTALI|N<small>APHTALI</small>]] may be from the Hebrew נפתלי ''naptālî'' “My wrestling,” and is a niphal form of פתל ''ptl'' “to twist, to wrestle,” in a popular etymology based on competition between Rachel and Leah ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/30.8?lang=eng#7 Genesis 30:8]).<ref>Paul Benjamin, “Naphtali,” in D. Freedman, ed., [[David Freedman, ed. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1992.|''ABD'']], IV:1021.</ref> | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Latest revision as of 09:50, 8 October 2023
| Biblical PN | 1. | KJV NAPHTALI (2 Nephi 19:1 = Isaiah 9:1) |
Etymology
The PN NAPHTALI refers to a figure in the Isaiah portion of the Book of Mormon and does not refer to a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The PN NAPHTALI may be from the Hebrew נפתלי naptālî “My wrestling,” and is a niphal form of פתל ptl “to twist, to wrestle,” in a popular etymology based on competition between Rachel and Leah (Genesis 30:8).[1]
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐤𐐈𐐙𐐓𐐁𐐢𐐌 (næfteɪlaɪ)
Notes
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