see|Appendix:Variations of "dan"

English

Etymology
From Hebrew ��|�ָּ� (Dan)

Pronunciation
enPR|D�n, IPA|/dæn/
rhymes|æn

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. biblical character Fifth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
2. biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
3. given name|male|from Hebrew|
4. given name|male, diminutive of Daniel
5. A surname.

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 35:22b-26
:Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Joshua|Joshua 21:5
:And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

Derived terms
Danite
Dann
Danny

Related terms
Daniel

Translations
trans-top|fifth son of Jacob
Danish: #Danish|Dan
Finnish: #Finnish|Dan
Hebrew: ��|�ָּ� (dan)
trans-mid
Norwegian: #Norwegian|Dan
Spanish: #Spanish|Dan
Swedish: #Swedish|Dan
trans-bottom

trans-top|one of the Israelite tribes
Hebrew: �� (dan)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|male given name
Danish: #Danish|Dan
Hebrew: ��|�ָּ� (dan)
trans-mid
Norwegian: #Norwegian|Dan
Swedish: #Swedish|Dan
trans-bottom

See also
pedialite|Dan (Bible)

Category:Surnames

Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

1. biblical character|lang=da #English|Dan.
2. given name|male||da: derived from ON.|lang=da Danr "a Dane" (originally a medieval byname), from Daniel, and from biblical Dan.

Finnish

Proper noun
fi-noun|Dan|typetuoli|propertrue

1. biblical character|lang=fi #English|Dan.

Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

1. biblical character|lang=no #English|Dan.
2. given name|male||no: derived from ON.|lang=no Danr " a Dane", Daniel, and biblical Dan.

Spanish

Proper noun
Dan

1. #English|Dan (Biblical character and tribe)

Quotations
1602 � La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26''
:Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: ²³ Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. ²⁴ Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. ²⁵ Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. ²⁶ Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.

Category:es:Biblical characters

Swedish

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

1. biblical character|lang=sv #English|Dan.
2. given name|male||sv: derived from ON.|lang=sv Danr " a Dane", Daniel, and biblical Dan. Casual pet form: Danne.

br:Dan
fr:Dan
io:Dan
is:Dan
sl:Dan
fi:Dan
sv:Dan

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