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- a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
- a male given name.
noun
- the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob (also the name of a tribe descended from him), from Hebrew, literally “happy.”