Hebrew word · H3355

יׇקְטָן

yaketan

Joktan

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25;

son of: Eber (H5677);

brother of: Peleg (H6389);

father of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)

§ Joktan = "smallness"

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 3

  1. Genesis 10:25 יָקְטָֽן׃ [was] Joktan

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. Genesis 10:26 וְיָקְטָ֣ן and Joktan

    And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

  3. Genesis 10:29 יָקְטָֽן׃ Joktan

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:19 יָקְטָֽן׃ [was] Joktan

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:20 וְיָקְטָ֣ן and Joktan

    And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

  3. 1 Chronicles 1:23 יָקְטָֽן׃ ס Joktan

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

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