Daniel — the meaning of the Hebrew name דָּן

דָּן

Dân · pronounced dawn · Strong's H1835 · a man

Daniel means judge.

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Strong's definition

from H1777; 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.

First appearance

Gen 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Daniel

63 occurrences in 63 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos

Gen 14:14Gen 30:6Gen 35:25Gen 46:23Gen 49:16Gen 49:17Exod 1:4Exod 31:6Exod 35:34Exod 38:23Lev 24:11Num 1:12Num 1:38Num 1:39Num 2:25Num 2:31Num 7:66Num 10:25Num 13:12Num 26:42Num 34:22Deut 27:13Deut 33:22Deut 34:1Josh 19:40Josh 19:47Josh 19:48Josh 21:5Josh 21:23Judg 1:34Judg 5:17Judg 13:25Judg 18:2Judg 18:16Judg 18:22Judg 18:23Judg 18:25Judg 18:26Judg 18:29Judg 18:30Judg 20:11Sam 3:202Sam 3:102Sam 17:112Sam 24:22Sam 24:151Kgs 5:51Kgs 12:291Kgs 12:301Kgs 15:202Kgs 10:291Chr 2:21Chr 21:21Chr 27:222Chr 2:132Chr 16:42Chr 30:5Jer 4:15Jer 8:16Ezek 48:1Ezek 48:2Ezek 48:32Amos 8:14

Other people or places called Daniel

Daniel (H1840) — in Ezekiel it isDaniel (H1841) — Danijel, the Hebrew prophet

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