Hebrew · Strong's H3315 · Name
יֶפֶת
ye·phet
Japheth
11times used
11verses
2books
How it's translated
- japheth5
- and japheth5
- to japheth1
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
- Genesis9
- 1 Chronicles2
Every verse
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