Lexical Definition

‎דָּן‎ Dân (dawn) Dan ^N:N--L
from ‎דִּין‎; judge

Daniel

• § Dan = "a judge"
• Dan, one of the sons of Jacob
• also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
• likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

1) the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
2) the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob
n pr loc
3) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine

Extended Information

• 1) the territory of the tribe of Dan 2) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: דָּן יַעַן

‎דָּן‎ proper name, masculine (judge) —

1. son of Jacob and Bilhah Gen 30:6; Gen 35:25; Exod 1:4; Josh 19:47; Judg 18:29; 1Chr 2:2.

2. the tribe of Dan, ‎מַטֵּה דָן‎ Exod 31:6; Exod 35:34; Exod 38:23; Lev 24:11; Num 1:39; Num 13:12; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:23 (all P); ‎בְּנֵי דָן‎ Gen 46:23; Num 1:38; Num 2:25; Num 7:66; Num 10:25; Num 26:42; Num 34:22; Josh 19:40; Josh 19:47 (twice in verse); Josh 19:48 (all P) Judg 1:34; Judg 18:2; Judg 18:16; Judg 18:22; Judg 18:23; Judg 18:25; Judg 18:26; Judg 18:30 ‎מַחֲנֵה דָן‎ Num 2:25; Num 2:31 (P) — on Judg 13:25; Judg 18:12 see ‎מַחֲנֶה‎; ‎מִשְׁפְּחֹת דָּן‎ Num 26:42 (P); ‎דָּן‎ alone in poetry Gen 49:16; Gen 49:17; Deut 33:22 (twice in verse); Judg 5:17, elsewhere Num 1:12 (P) Deut 27:13; 1Chr 27:22; 2Chr 2:13*; Ezek 48:1; Ezek 48:2; Ezek 48:32.

3. a city on northern frontier of Israel at one of the sources of the Jordan, originally ‎לַיִשׁ‎ Judg 18:29 (compare vJudg 18:7); = ‎לֶשֶׁם‎ Josh 19:47 captured by a colony of Danites; named Dan, and made a sacred place with rites of worship that lasted until the exile (Judg 18:30); = Tell el Kâdî, Rob^{BR iii. 351, 358} Bd^{Pa1 265}. This place is frequently referred to: Gen 14:14; Deut 34:1; 1Kgs 12:29; 1Kgs 12:30; 1Kgs 15:20; 2Kgs 10:29; 2Chr 16:4; Jer 4:15; Jer 8:16; Amos 8:14 read also ‎וּבְדָן‎ for ‎וְכֵן‎ 2Sam 20:18 ᵐ5 Ew We compare Dr; and see the phrase ‎מִדָּן וְעַדבְּֿאֵר שֶׁבַע‎ Judg 20:1; 1Sam 3:20; 2Sam 3:10; 2Sam 17:11; 2Sam 24:2; 2Sam 24:15; 1Kgs 5:5* given by Chronicles ‎מִבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע‎ ‎וְעַדדָּֿן‎ 1Chr 21:2; 2Chr 30:5. (Ezek 27:19 see ‎ודן‎.)

Note. — ‎דָּ֫נָה יַעַן‎ 2Sam 24:6. As no such place is known, the text is usually regarded as corrupt, and, ᵐ5 being uncertain, is variously changed: (1) ‎דָּ֫נָה יַעַר‎ to Dan in the wood, Thes after ᵑ9 silvestria. (2) (‎וַיָּסֹבּוּ‎) ‎דָּ֫נָה וְעִיּוֺן‎ to Dan and Ijon Klo (compare 1Kgs 15:20). (3) (‎סָֽבֲבוּ‎) ‎דָּן וּמִדָּן‎ We Dr compare ᵐ5.

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Dan • In Dan • Israelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem.

Dan, an Israelite tribe and a city in northern Israel, formerly called Laish or Leshem.

• A location in Dan Tribe first mentioned at Gen.14.14;
• referred to as Dan or Danite דָּן, or Dan or Danite דָּנִי, or Laish לַיִשׁ, or Leshem לֶשֶׁם.
  

Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's fifth son, Dan (Genesis 30:6). The tribe was allotted territory in the northern part of Canaan (Joshua 19:40-48). The city of Dan, originally known as Laish or Leshem, was conquered by the Danites (Joshua 19:47; Judges 18:29). It became the northernmost city of Israel, often used in the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba" to describe the entire land (Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20). Jeroboam set up one of his golden calves in Dan (1 Kings 12:29-30), leading to idolatry. The city was also known for its skilled craftsmen (2 Chronicles 2:14). Dan was one of the first places to fall to foreign invaders due to its northern location (Jeremiah 4:15; 8:16).

All entries for Dan or Laish or Leshem: דָּן ☩ דָּנִי ☩ לַיִשׁ ☩ לֶשֶׁם