יֶפֶת

Strong’s Definition

Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity

Etymology & Derivation

from H6601 (פָּתָה); expansion;

KJV Usage

Japheth.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yepheth; Pronunciation: yeh'-feth