Yoqtan יׇקְטָן
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| יׇקְטָן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yoqtan |
| Strong's number | H3355 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Joktan |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (3) |
Yoqtan (Hebrew יׇקְטָן, Strong's H3355) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Joktan”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
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
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | joktan (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | joktan (6) |
Verses
Every verse with Yoqtan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name 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.
- Genesis 10:26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
- Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name 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.
- 1 Chronicles 1:20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
- 1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).