H3120Hebrewyāwān
יָוָן
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
11
Total Occurrences
6
Books
11
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
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
Etymology & Derivation
probably from the same as H3196 (יַיִן); effervescing (i.e. hot and active);
KJV Usage
Javan.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.(n pr m) a son of japheth and grandson of noah
- 2.location of descendants of javan
- 3.(n pr loc) greece, ionia, ionians
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Yâvân; Pronunciation: yaw-vawn'