Danite
da.ni identifies a person or group as belonging to Dan in the supplied biblical verses.
The term marks identification with Dan, chiefly in references to the tribe or its members in Judges; it also identifies a man by clan affiliation in Judges 13:2.
Senses in use
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Identification with the tribe or its members · dominant
In Judges 18:1, Judges 18:11, and Judges 18:30, the Gentilic masculine singular form occurs in clauses about the tribe seeking an inheritance, six hundred men setting out armed for battle, and priests serving the tribe. In Judges 13:2, the proper-noun form identifies Manoah as belonging to the clan named in the verse.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through collective wording such as "the tribe of the Danites," "the clan of the Danites," and "the sons of Dan." Its precise English contribution in each clause cannot always be isolated.