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Genesis 30

Gen. 30:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Rachel
Rachel (Hebrew #7354)
Rachel, a wife of Jacob
KJV usage: Rachel.
Pronounce: raw-khale'
Origin: the same as 7353
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, With σgreat
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
wrestlings
naphtuwl (Hebrew #5319)
properly, wrestled; but ued (in the plural) transitively, a struggle
KJV usage: wrestling.
Pronounce: naf-tool'
Origin: from 6617
have I wrestled
pathal (Hebrew #6617)
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
KJV usage: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
Pronounce: paw-thal'
Origin: a primitive root
with my sister
'achowth (Hebrew #269)
a sister (used very widely (like 250), literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (an-)other, sister, together.
Pronounce: aw-khoth'
Origin: irregular feminine of 251
, and I have prevailed
yakol (Hebrew #3201)
a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Pronounce: yaw-kole'
Origin: or (fuller) yakowl {yaw-kole'}
: and she called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
his name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
τNaphtali
Naphtaliy (Hebrew #5321)
my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Naphtali.
Pronounce: naf-taw-lee'
Origin: from 6617
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wrestlings of God.
τ
i.e. my wrestling.

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Naphtali,
Rachel

Cross References

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great wrestlings.
Heb. wrestlings of God.
Gen. 23:6• 6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. (Gen. 23:6)
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Gen. 32:24• 24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. (Gen. 32:24)
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Ex. 9:28• 28Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. (Ex. 9:28)
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1 Sam. 14:15• 15And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. (1 Sam. 14:15)
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1 Sam. 14•  (1 Sam. 14)
:*marg:
and she.
Gen. 35:25• 25And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: (Gen. 35:25)
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Gen. 46:24• 24And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Gen. 46:24)
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Gen. 49:21• 21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Gen. 49:21)
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Deut. 33:23• 23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south. (Deut. 33:23)
Naphtali.
that is, My wrestling.
Gen. 32:24‑25• 24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
 25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. (Gen. 32:24‑25)
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Matt. 4:13• 13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: (Matt. 4:13)
Nephthalim.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtalib.

JND Translation Notes

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My wrestling.