Dan
דָּן
Means "he judged" or "judge," built on the Hebrew root din, "to render judgment."
Meaning and origin
Dan is a Hebrew name carried by a son of Jacob and his concubine Bilhah in the book of Genesis, where his mother reads his birth as a sign that God had judged in her favour.
How to pronounce Dan
| Hebrew | DAHN /dan/ |
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