Lexicon
יֶ֫פֶת
ye.phet
H3315
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Japheth

11
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2
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Hebrew
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ye.phet is the personal name of Noah’s son, named with Shem and Ham and as father of listed descendants.

The attested forms consistently function as a proper personal name: they identify Noah’s son alongside Shem and Ham, name the ancestor of a listed line of sons, and mark an individual participant in the ark and family narratives.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Noah’s family and lineage · dominant

    The noun marked Proper identifies the person named with Shem and Ham in Genesis 5:32 and Genesis 6:10; in Genesis 10:2 the APB renders a list introduced as “The sons of Japheth.” It also identifies the same person in the ark-entry list in Genesis 7:13 and in the action shared with Shem of covering their father in Genesis 9:23.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name in family lists, ancestry statements, the ark account, and the blessing in Genesis 9:27. Its repeated use of “Japheth” confirms the named person in these clauses without defining the term beyond its proper-name use.

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