Lexical Definition
יֶפֶת Yepheth (yeh'-feth) Japheth N:N-M-P
from פָּתָה; expansion
Japheth.
- § Japheth = "opened"
- Jepheth, a son of Noah
- also his posterity
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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְיֶ֔פֶת | Japheth | Gen.9.27 |
| יָֽפֶת | Japheth | Gen.5.32 • Gen.6.10 |
| יֶ֥פֶת | Japheth | Gen.10.21 |
| יֶ֔פֶת | Japheth | Gen.10.2 • 1Chr.1.5 |
| וָיָֽפֶת | and Japheth | 1Chr.1.4 |
| וָיָ֑פֶת | and Japheth | Gen.9.18 • Gen.10.1 |
| וָיֶ֜פֶת | and Japheth | Gen.9.23 |
| וָיֶ֖פֶת | and Japheth | Gen.7.13 |
| Ιάφεθ | Japheth | LXX.Gen.5.32 • LXX.Gen.6.10 • LXX.Gen.7.13 • LXX.Gen.9.18 • LXX.Gen.9.23 • LXX.Gen.10.1 • LXX.1Chr.1.4 |
| of Japheth | LXX.Gen.10.2 • LXX.Gen.10.21 • LXX.1Chr.1.5 | |
| to Japheth | LXX.Gen.9.27 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32
- son of: Noah (נֹחַ)
- brother of: Shem (שֵׁם) and Ham (חָם)
- father of: Gomer (גֹּמֶר), Magog (מָגוֹג), Madai (מָדַי), Javan (יָוָן), Tubal (תּוּבַל), Meshech (מֶשֶׁךְ) and Tiras (תִּירָס)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יֶ֫פֶת proper name, masculine third son of Noah, Ιαφεθ; — יֶפֶת: לְיֶפֶת ׳יַפְתְּ א Gen 9:27( J), Gen 7:13; Gen 10:2 (P) = 1Chr 1:4; Gen 9:23; Gen 10:21(J); יָפֶ֑ת Gen 9:18 (J), Gen 5:32; Gen 6:10; Gen 10:1 (P), 1Chr 1:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 5:32 · 6:10 · 7:13 · 9:18 · 9:23 · 9:27 · 10:1 · 10:2 · 10:21 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:4 · 1:5 |
Profile
Male • Son of Noah • Son of Noah, ancestor of Indo-European peoples
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Japheth was one of Noah's three sons and the ancestor of the Indo-European peoples.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32;
- only referred to as Japheth יֶפֶת;
- son of Noah נֹחַ;
- a brother of Shem שֵׁם and Ham חָם;
- father of Gomer גֹּמֶר, Magog מָגוֹג, Madai מָדַי, Javan יָוָן, Tubal תּוּבַל, Meshech מֶשֶׁךְ and Tiras תִּירָס.
Japheth was one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham, as recorded in Genesis 5:32 and 6:10. He and his brothers were born before the Great Flood. Japheth, his wife, and his brothers and their wives entered the ark with Noah and survived the Flood (Genesis 7:13). After the Flood, Noah blessed Japheth, saying, "May God extend Japheth's territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth" (Genesis 9:27). Japheth's descendants are listed in Genesis 10:2-5 and 1 Chronicles 1:5-7, and they are generally associated with the Indo-European peoples, including the Greeks, Medes, and Thracians. The name Japheth means "enlargement" or "expansion," which is fitting given the widespread distribution of his descendants. Japheth's offspring played a significant role in the repopulation of the earth after the Flood and the development of various nations and cultures.
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