A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494); father of: Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721); also called Greek at Jol.3.6 + NT. § Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece" 1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah 2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians 2a) location of descendants of Javan
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H3120 — יָוָן
ya.van · Javan · Hebrew/Aramaic
9 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 10:2 · וְיָוָ֣ןThe sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.Genesis 10:4 · יָוָ֖ןThe sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.1 Chronicles 1:5 · וְיָוָ֣ןThe sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.1 Chronicles 1:7 · יָוָ֖ןThe sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.Isaiah 66:19 · וְיָוָ֑ן“I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the islands afar off, who have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.Daniel 8:21 · יָוָ֑ןThe rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.Daniel 10:20 · יָוָ֖ןThen he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.Daniel 11:2 · יָוָֽן׃Now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he has grown strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.Zechariah 9:13 · יָוָ֑ןFor indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.