Dan — /dan/, n. 1. a son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:6. 2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him. 3. the northernmost city of ancient Palestine. 4. from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other.… … Universalium
Dan — Dan1 [dan] n. [ME < OFr < L dominus, master, lord: see DOMINATE] Archaic master; sir: a title [Dan Cupid] Dan2 [dan] n. [Heb dān, a judge] Bible 1. Jacob s fifth son, whose mother was Bilhah: Gen. 30:1 6 2 … English World dictionary
Beersheba — Infobox Israel municipality name=Beersheba caption= imgsize=70 |imgsize3=250 caption3= hebname=Hebrew|בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע arname=بئر السبع meaning=Well of the Oath or Seven Wells(see also) founded= type=city typefrom= stdHeb= altOffSp= altUnoSp=… … Wikipedia
Beersheba — /bear shee beuh, bear sheuh /; Seph. Heb. /berdd she vah/, n. 1. a city in Israel, near the N limit of the Negev desert: the southernmost city of ancient Palestine. 109,600. 2. from Dan to Beersheba. See Dan (def. 4). * * * City (pop., 1999 est … Universalium
Beersheba — Well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31). On re opening it, Isaac gave it the same name (Gen. 26:31 33). It was a favourite place of abode of both … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Dan — A judge. 1) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel s maid (Gen. 30:6, God hath judged me , Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, Dan shall judge his people (49:16), probably in allusion to the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Dan — I. /dæn/ (say dan) noun Obsolete (a title of honour, equivalent to master or sir): Dan Chaucer; Dan Cupid. {Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dominus master, lord} II. /dæn/ (say dan) noun a city at the northern end of Palestine; hence …
dan — /dahn, dan/, n. Martial Arts. a degree of expertise in karate, judo, tae kwon do, etc., usually signified by the wearing of a cloth belt of a particular color; level: a sixth degree dan. [1940 45; < Japn < MChin, equiv. to Chin duàn step, grade]… … Universalium
Beersheba — /bear shee beuh, bear sheuh /; Seph. Heb. /berdd she vah/, n. 1. a city in Israel, near the N limit of the Negev desert: the southernmost city of ancient Palestine. 109,600. 2. from Dan to Beersheba. See Dan (def. 4) … Useful english dictionary
Beersheba — The most southerly place of Israel, notable for its wells and therefore suitable for pasturing sheep. There are notes in Genesis that the ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob stayed there (Gen. 22:19; 28:10; 46:1). The phrase ‘from Dan to… … Dictionary of the Bible
Dan — {{11}}Dan (1) familiar form of masc. proper name DANIEL (Cf. Daniel). {{12}}Dan (2) name of one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel or its territory, named for its founder; lit. he who judges, related to Heb. din to judge. In the Old Testament, it … Etymology dictionary
