The word Naphtali is of Hebrew origin and the meaning it conveys is that of wrestling. The word is usually used as a male given name and in the Old Testament the name was attributed to the son of Jacob by Bilhah, the servant of Rachel.
It was Naphtali who is considered as the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel but as an individual very little is known about him. It is believed that when Jacob went to Egypt Naphtali had four sons and that was the origin of the tribe of Naphtali.
The name is given to a person who struggles or fights and all these meanings have their derivation in the Hebrew meaning and you can find the name used in biblical context usually.
It was Naphtali who is considered as the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel but as an individual very little is known about him. It is believed that when Jacob went to Egypt Naphtali had four sons and that was the origin of the tribe of Naphtali.
The name is given to a person who struggles or fights and all these meanings have their derivation in the Hebrew meaning and you can find the name used in biblical context usually.
