Quick Definition
Japheth
Biblical Persons & Places
Japheth
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32;
only referred to as Japheth (יֶ֫פֶת);
son of Noah;
a brother of Shem and Ham;
father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
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Strong's Definition
Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
Derivation: from H6601 (פָּתָה); expansion;
KJV Usage: Japheth.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Japheth = "opened"
1) 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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יֶפֶת
yepheth
BDB Definition:
Japheth = opened
1) 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6601
Total KJV Occurrences: 11