נַפְתּוּלִים

«נַפְתּוּלִים» in the Tanakh dictionary: wrestlings — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 5319 · BDB: נַפְתּוּלִים²

Glosses

wrestling(s) (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

wrestlings tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

pl. wrestlings Niph. tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.]pl. wrestlings (cf. √ Niph. Pf.);—cstr. נַפְתּוּלֵי א׳ Gn 30:8 wrestlings of God, i.e. mighty wrestlings.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «נַפְתּוּלִים» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Genesis 30:8

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר רָחֵ֗ל נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־אֲחֹתִ֖י גַּם־יָכֹ֑לְתִּי וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

Word for word: and she.said Rachel wrestling(s) of.God I.have.wrestled with sister my also I.have.prevailed and she.called name his Naphtali

JPS 1917: And Rachel said: 'With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed.' And she called his name Naphtali.

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