Hebrew · Strong's H3315 · Name

יֶפֶת

ye·phet

Japheth

11times used
11verses
2books

How it's translated

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32;

son of: Noah (H5146);

brother of: Shem (H8035) and Ham (H2526);

father of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494)

§ Japheth = "opened"

the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia

Where it appears

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