Yoqshan יׇקְשָׁן
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| יׇקְשָׁן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yoqshan |
| Strong's number | H3370 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Jokshan |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (2) |
Yoqshan (Hebrew יׇקְשָׁן, Strong's H3370) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Jokshan”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2;
son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989);
brother of: Zimran (H2175), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744);
father of: Sheba (H7614I) and Dedan (H1719C);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327)
§ Jokshan = "snarer"
a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan
son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989);
brother of: Zimran (H2175), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744);
father of: Sheba (H7614I) and Dedan (H1719C);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327)
§ Jokshan = "snarer"
a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | jokshan (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | jokshan (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Yoqshan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Genesis 25:3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
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).