יֶ֫פֶת
ye.phetProper Noun (Masculine)H3315
Japheth
From: from H6601 (פָּתָה); expansion;
Short Definition
Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
11 timesAppears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
9
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:4
- Genesis 10:1
- Genesis 10:21
- Genesis 6:10
- Genesis 9:18
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