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Dan

Syllabification: (Dan)
Pronunciation: /dan/

Definition of Dan
  • (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.
  • the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him.
  • an ancient town in the north of Canaan, where the tribe of Dan settled. It marked the northern limit of the ancient Hebrew kingdom of Israel.

Dan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Dan in the British & World English dictionary