- JAPHETH
- one of the three sons of Noah and the ancestor of the Gentiles, as distinct from the descendants of Shem, or the Semites, and of Ham, or the Hamites.See IAPETOS.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
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Japheth — (IPAEng|ˈdʒeɪfɪθ, Hebrew. יפת, Greek Ιάφεθ , Iapheth , Latin Iafeth or Iapetus, Arabic: يافث) is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. In Arabic citations, his name is normally given as Yafeth ibn Nuh (Japheth son of Noah).Order of birth He is… … Wikipedia
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Japheth — youngest of the three sons of Noah, from L. Japheth, from Gk. Iapheth, from Heb. Yepheth, lit. enlargement, from causative form of the stem p t h to be wide, spacious … Etymology dictionary
Japheth — [jā′feth΄] n. [LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) < Heb yepheth, lit., enlargement: cf. Gen. 9:27] Bible the youngest of Noah s three sons: Gen. 5:32 … English World dictionary
Japheth — Wide spreading: God shall enlarge Japheth (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le Yephet, Gen. 9:27. Some, however, derive the name from yaphah, to be beautiful; hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order (Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13), perhaps… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Japheth — noun Etymology: Latin Japheth or Greek Iapheth, from Hebrew Yepheth Date: before 12th century a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Medes and Greeks … New Collegiate Dictionary
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