דָּן Dân

Meaning

Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

In the King James Version: Daniel

Derivation: from H1777 (דִּין); judge;

Where it is used

• Ezekiel 48:2 Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
• Ezekiel 48:32 On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
• Amos 8:14 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”