Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts נַפְתָלִי(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 Names

Rootspaṯal + i
Other Languages & CulturesNaftali(Biblical Hebrew) Naftali(Hebrew)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024