H1842 H1842
Dan (in compound place name Dan-jaan), possibly a region near Dan
This appears in the phrase 'Dan-jaan' in 2 Samuel 24:6, during David's census. Joab and the commanders traveled through Israelite territory, reaching 'Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.' The exact location is uncertain—some suggest it's the northern city of Dan with an additional designation (Jaan), while others propose a distinct location. The textual note indicates the verse mentions both Jaan and Dan, suggesting movement through the northern frontier regions.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The glosses show geographic terms ('Jaan,' 'to Dan,' 'a Dan') marking a northern location during the census route. The compound 'Dan-jaan' appears only in 2 Samuel 24:6, where the census-takers move through Israel's northern reaches toward Sidon. Whether Jaan is a distinct place or a qualifier for Dan remains debated, but clearly this marks the northernmost extent of David's kingdom, near the traditional boundary 'from Dan to Beersheba.' 2×
AR["دَانَ", "يَعْانَ"]·ben["দানে", "যান"]·DE["Jaan", "zu-Dan"]·EN["Jaan", "to-Dan"]·FR["Jaan", "à-Dan"]·heb["דנ-ה", "יען"]·HI["दान", "यान"]·ID["-Dan", "Yaan"]·IT["Jaan", "a-Dan"]·jav["Yaan", "dhateng-Dan"]·KO["야안", "에-단"]·PT["Dan", "Ya'an"]·RU["Яан", "в-Дан-"]·ES["Yaan", "a-Dan-"]·SW["Dani", "Yaani"]·TR["Dan'a", "Yaan"]·urd["دان", "یعن"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דָּן n.pr.m. (judge)— 1. son of Jacob and Bilhah Gn 30:6; 35:25 Ex 1:4 Jos 19:47 Ju 18:29 1 Ch 2:2. 2. the tribe of Dan, מַטֵּה דָן Ex 31:6; 35:34; 38:23 Lv 24:11 Nu 1:39; 13:12 Jos 21:5, 23 (all P); בְּנֵי דָן Gn 46:23 Nu 1:38; 2:25; 7:66; 10:25; 26:42; 34:22 Jos 19:40, 47(×2), 48 (all P) Ju 1:34 18:2, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30; מַחֲנֵה דָן Nu 2:25, 31 (P)—on Ju 13:25; 18:12 v. מַחֲנֶה²"…