Naftali

Naftali is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew naphtali, meaning 'wrestler' or 'to wrestle with God.' In Genesis, Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah, the founder of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, whose blessing includes the image of a swift gazelle.

Naftali is primarily used in Orthodox Jewish communities, honoring the tribal ancestor whose name encodes one of the Bible's most dramatic themes — the human struggle with the divine.