יׇקְטָן

yoq.tanProper Noun (Masculine)H3355

Joktan

From: from H6994 (קָטֹן); he will be made little;

Short Definition

Joktan, an Arabian patriarch

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Eber (H5677); brother of: Peleg (H6389); father of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) § Joktan = "smallness" son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

6 times

Appears 6 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles

Genesis

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:19
1 Chronicles 1:20
1 Chronicles 1:23
Genesis 10:25
Genesis 10:26

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