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Lexicon :: Strong's H3355 - yāqṭān

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יָקְטָן
Transliteration
yāqṭān
Pronunciation
yok-tawn'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

יׇקְטָן Yoqṭân, yok-tawn'; from H6994; he will be made little; Joktan, an Arabian patriarch:—Joktan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H3355 in the following manner: Joktan (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H3355 in the following manner: Joktan (6x).

  1. Joktan = "smallness"

    1. son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יׇקְטָן Yoqṭân, yok-tawn'; from H6994; he will be made little; Joktan, an Arabian patriarch:—Joktan.
STRONGS H3355: Abbreviations
יָקְטָן proper name, masculine son of Eber, descendant of Shem (DHM in MV compare his name in Arabic tradition, namely Ḳaḥtân: the √ √ bdb042903 and bdb042904 being both explained in Muḥîṭ by bdb042905 strike, beat; see Lane1777ff.) — Genesis 10:25,26,29 = 1 Chronicles 1:19; 1 Chronicles 1:20; 1 Chronicles 1:23, 'father' of various tribes of Yemen; Greek Version of the LXX Ιεκταν.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:25; 10:26; 10:29

1 Chronicles

1:19; 1:20; 1:23

H3355

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3355 matches the Hebrew יָקְטָן (yāqṭān),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:25 - Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:26 - Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:29 - Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:19 - Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:20 - Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:23 - Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
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