Quick Definition
Dan
Biblical Persons & Places
Dan
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man who founded the tribe of Dan living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.6;
only referred to as Dan (דָּן);
son of Israel and Bilhah;
a brother of Naphtali;
half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin;
father of Hushim.
Dan
Dan
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 (לַ֫יִשׁ), or Leshem (לֶ֫שֶׁם).
Strong's Definition
Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
Derivation: from H1777 (דִּין); judge;
KJV Usage: Daniel
Outline of Biblical Usage
Dan = "a judge"
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Dan = "a judge"
1) the territory of the tribe of Dan 2) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּן
dân
BDB Definition:
Dan = a judge
1) the 5th son of Jacob, the 1st of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid (noun proper masculine)
2) the tribe descended from Dan, the son of Jacob (noun proper masculine)
3) a city in Dan, the most northern landmark of Palestine (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1777
Total KJV Occurrences: 72