76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts נַףְתָלִי(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈnæf.tə.laɪ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew, a derivative of פָּתַל (paṯal) meaning "to twist, to struggle, to wrestle". In the Old Testament he is a son of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootspaṯal + iOther Languages & CulturesNaftali(Biblical Hebrew) Naftali(Hebrew) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories conflict, negative, sons of Jacob, twelve tribes of Israel
