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נַפְתּוּלִים
naph.tul
H5319
H:N-M Hebrew

wrestling

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naph.tul denotes the mighty wrestlings Rachel says marked her contest with her sister.

The attested use names the mighty wrestlings Rachel says accompanied her struggle with her sister and her prevailing in Genesis 30:8.

Senses in use

  1. Mighty wrestlings in Rachel's contest · dominant

    In Genesis 30:8, the construct plural form occurs in Rachel's statement about having wrestled with her sister and prevailed; the APB renders the clause, "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 30:8, the APB presents the clause as "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed,".

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