HebrewH3370Proper Noun (Masculine)
יׇקְשָׁן
yoq.shan
“Jokshan”
3Occurrences
H3370Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jokshan, an Arabian patriarch
from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ); insidious;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989); brother of: Zimran (H2175), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Sheba (H7614I) and Dedan (H1719C); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327) § Jokshan = "snarer" a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יׇקְשָׁן appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
2
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:32BSB
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.The sons of Jokshan:Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 25:2BSB
and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:3BSB
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
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