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יָוָן

ya.vanJavan
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man11 occurrences6 books11 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Javan: Son of Japheth; ancestor of Greek people
  • Greece: A nation and culture, often in opposition to Israel

Definition

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
Traditional renderings: Javan.

Glossary entries

Greece, Greek Javan (Place) Javan (Person)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. Genesis 10:2וְיָוָ֣ן · Javan
    The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  2. Genesis 10:4יָוָ֖ן · of Javan
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:5וְיָוָ֣ן · Javan
    The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:7יָוָ֖ן · of Javan
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  5. Isaiah 66:19וְיָוָ֑ן · Javan
    I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  6. Ezekiel 27:13יָוָ֤ן · Javan
    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
  7. Ezekiel 27:19וְיָוָן֙
    …and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
  8. Daniel 8:21יָוָ֑ן · of Greece
    The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
  9. Daniel 10:20יָוָ֖ן · of Greece
    “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
  10. Daniel 11:2יָוָֽן׃ · of Greece
    Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
  11. Zechariah 9:13יָוָ֑ן · of Greece
    For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.