Lexicon
יׇקְטָן
yoq.tan
H3355
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Joktan

6
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

yoq.tan identifies a man named as Eber’s brother and as the father of listed sons.

The supplied verses use the proper noun for a man identified as Eber’s brother and as the father of named descendants; the same genealogical presentation appears in Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

Senses in use

  1. A man in a genealogical line · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Genesis 10:25 and 1 Chronicles 1:19, the APB renders him as the brother of Peleg; in Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20, it renders him as begetting named sons; and Genesis 10:29 and 1 Chronicles 1:23 identify further names as his sons.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name consistently as “Joktan.” Across the supplied verses, it places him first as Peleg’s brother and then as the father of named sons.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture