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Lexicon :: Strong's H3120 - yāvān

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יָוָן
Transliteration
yāvān
Pronunciation
yaw-vawn'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as יַיִן (H3196)
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TWOT Reference: 855

Strong’s Definitions

יָוָן Yâvân, yaw-vawn'; probably from the same as H3196; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia:—Javan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3120 in the following manner: Javan (7x), Grecia (3x), Greece (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3120 in the following manner: Javan (7x), Grecia (3x), Greece (1x).

  1. Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

      proper locative noun

    2. Greece, Ionia, Ionians

      1. location of descendants of Javan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָוָן Yâvân, yaw-vawn'; probably from the same as H3196; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia:—Javan.
STRONGS H3120: Abbreviations
† ארנבן proper name, of a location whence wine, so Co Ezekiel 27:19 for MT וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrian wine of Aranabanim.

† יָוָן proper name, of a people Ionia(ns), Greece (Greek Ἰάονες (i.e. originally Ἰάονες), see also Greek Version of the LXX below; Old Persian Yauna SpiegAPK 237; Assyrian Iamanu (Iavanu) DlPa 248 ff. COTGloss; Egyptian Ye-van-(n)a, see WMM369f. compare also 24 ff.; see especially on this word StaDe Populo Javan 1880) — Ionians, as traders Ezekiel 27:13, Greek Version of the LXX Ἑλλάς (named with תּוּבַל, מֶשֶׁךְ; in Ezekiel 27:12 תַּרְשִׁישׁ in Ezekiel 27:14 תּוֺגַרְמָה); compare יְוָנִי (adjective, of a people) below; as distant, Isaiah 66:19, Greek Version of the LXX Ἑλλάς (with תַּרְשִׁישׁ, פּוּל, לוּד, תּוּבַל and הָאִיִּים הָֽרְחֹקִים; list to be emended from Greek Version of the LXX Staib. 5 ff.); called 'son' of Japhet Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:5, and 'father' of אֱלִישָׁא, תַּרְשִׁישׁ, כִּתִּים and רֹדָנִים (so read for דֹדָנִים) Genesis 10:4 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:7 (in these Greek Version of the LXX Ιωυναν, see LagBN 84 Anm. **); addressed (personified) בָּנַיִךְ יָוָן Zechariah 9:13 (opposed to בניך צִיּוֺן) Greek Version of the LXX Ἕλληνες, and so in following; מֶלֶךְ יָוָן Daniel 8:21 (see מַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָ֑ס Daniel 8:20) = king of Greece i.e. kingdom over which Alexander ruled, whose dominion was afterward divided (see Daniel 8:22ff.); שַׂריָֿוָן Daniel 10:20 of the guardian-angel of Greece (see פָּרָס שַׂר Daniel 10:20a); מַלְכוּת יָוָן Daniel 11:2 (Daniel 10:20b פָּרַֹס). — Ezekiel 27:19 וְיָוָן is textual error, see וְדָן above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:2; 10:4

1 Chronicles

1:5; 1:7

Isaiah

66:19

Ezekiel

27:12; 27:13; 27:14; 27:19; 27:19

Daniel

8:20; 8:21; 8:22; 10:20; 10:20; 10:20; 11:2

Zechariah

9:13

H3120

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3120 matches the Hebrew יָוָן (yāvān),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gén 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGén 10:2 - Los hijos de Jafet: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javán, Tubal, Mesec y Tiras.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gén 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGén 10:4 - Los hijos de Javán: Elisa, Tarsis, Quitim y Dodanim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Crón 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Crón 1:5 - Los hijos de Jafet: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javán, Tubal, Mesec y Tiras.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Crón 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Crón 1:7 - Los hijos de Javán: Elisa, Tarsis, Quitim y Dodanim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - Y pondré entre ellos señal, y enviaré de los escapados de ellos a las naciones, a Tarsis, a Fut y Lud que disparan arco, a Tubal y a Javán, a las costas lejanas que no oyeron de mí, ni vieron mi gloria; y publicarán mi gloria entre las naciones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezeq 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzeq 27:13 - Javán, Tubal y Mesec comerciaban también contigo; con hombres y con utensilios de bronce comerciaban en tus ferias.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezeq 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzeq 27:19 - Asimismo Dan y el errante Javán vinieron a tus ferias, para negociar en tu mercado con hierro labrado, mirra destilada y caña aromática.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:21 - El macho cabrío es el rey de Grecia, y el cuerno grande que tenía entre sus ojos es el rey primero.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:20 - El me dijo: ¿Sabes por qué he venido a ti? Pues ahora tengo que volver para pelear contra el príncipe de Persia; y al terminar con él, el príncipe de Grecia vendrá.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2 - Y ahora yo te mostraré la verdad. He aquí que aún habrá tres reyes en Persia, y el cuarto se hará de grandes riquezas más que todos ellos; y al hacerse fuerte con sus riquezas, levantará a todos contra el reino de Grecia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zac 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZac 9:13 - Porque he entesado para mí a Judá como arco, e hice a Efraín su flecha, y despertaré a tus hijos, oh Sion, contra tus hijos, oh Grecia, y te pondré como espada de valiente.
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