dan identifies the ancestor Dan, the tribe bearing his name, and a city or geographic point called Dan.

The term most often identifies the place called Dan, including a city, a destination, and a geographic extent expressed with Beersheba. It also names the tribe or its members and, in genealogical and naming contexts, the individual ancestor from whom the tribe and city are identified.

1. The city or geographic point called Dan · dominant

   In Genesis 14:14 the pursuit reaches “as far as Dan,” while Deuteronomy 34:1 describes the land visible “as far as Dan.” In 1 Samuel 3:20 and 2 Samuel 17:11, Dan stands with Beersheba to mark Israel’s extent; Joshua 19:47 and Judges 18:29 describe a captured city being called Dan.

   Genesis 14:14Deuteronomy 34:11 Samuel 3:202 Samuel 17:11Joshua 19:47Judges 18:29
2. The tribe of Dan and its members · common

   Joshua 19:40 assigns the seventh lot to “the tribe of the sons of Dan,” and Exodus 31:6 identifies Oholiab as belonging to that tribe. Judges 18:2 depicts the sons of Dan sending men from their territory, and Judges 1:34 describes the Amorites pressing the sons of Dan into the hill country.

   Joshua 19:40Exodus 31:6Judges 18:2Judges 1:34Ezekiel 48:1Ezekiel 48:32
3. Dan as an individual ancestor · occasional

   Genesis 30:6 gives the name Dan to Rachel’s son after her statement about God judging and hearing her. Genesis 46:23 names Hushim as Dan’s son, while Genesis 49:16 addresses Dan in a saying about his people and a tribe of Israel.

   Genesis 30:6Genesis 35:25Genesis 46:23Genesis 49:16Deuteronomy 33:221 Chronicles 2:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the form as “Dan” in personal, tribal, and place contexts; in some collective clauses it uses “Danites” or “sons of Dan.” These English expressions show the verse context rather than a separate lexical rendering for each token.