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Javan

The fourth “son” of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the “king of Javan” (rendered “Grecia,” Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race.

Male

People and places

Children: Dodanim, Elishah (GEN 10:4), Kittim (GEN 10:4), Tarshish (son of Javan)

Siblings: Gomer (son of Japheth), Madai, Magog (GEN 10:2), Meshech (GEN 10:2), Tiras, Tubal (GEN 10:2)

Father: Japheth

Recorded scripture occurrences (7)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: GEN 10:2

OET-RV GEN 10:2

2 Yefet’s (Japheth) sons were Gomer, Magog, Maday, Yavan, Tuval, Meshek, and Tiras.

OET-LV GEN 10:2

2 The_sons_of Yefet were_Gomer and_Māgōg and_Māday and_Yāvān/(Javan) and_Tūⱱal and_Meshek and_Tirāş.
Show passage in OET: GEN 10:4

OET-RV GEN 10:4

4 Yavan’s sons were Elishah and Tarshish, and Kitim and Dodanim.

OET-LV GEN 10:4

4 And_the_sons of_Yāvān/(Javan) were_ʼElīshāˊh and_Tarshiysh Kittim and_Dodānīm.
Show passage in OET: CH1 1:5

OET-RV CH1 1:5

5 Yefet’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Maday, Yavan, Tuval, Meshek, and Tiras.

OET-LV CH1 1:5

5 The_sons_of Yefet/(Japheth) were_Gomer and_Māgōg and_Māday and_Yāvān/(Javan) and_Tūⱱal and_Meshek and_Tirāş.

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GEN: all 2 recorded references

Jump to OET GEN 10:2 section.

Jump to OET GEN 10:4 section.

CH1: all 2 recorded references

Jump to OET CH1 1:5 section.

Jump to OET CH1 1:7 section.

ISA: all 1 recorded references

Jump to OET ISA 66:19 section.

EZE: all 2 recorded references

Jump to OET EZE 27:13 section.

Jump to OET EZE 27:19 section.

Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

GEN: 2 tagged passages

GEN 10:2: וְ,יָוָ֣ן

GEN 10:4: יָוָ֖ן

CH1: 2 tagged passages

CH1 1:5: וְ,יָוָ֣ן

CH1 1:7: יָוָ֖ן

ISA: 1 tagged passages

ISA 66:19: וְ,יָוָ֑ן

EZE: 2 tagged passages

EZE 27:13: יָוָ֤ן

EZE 27:19: וְ,יָוָן֙

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