3121. yaven
Berean Strong's Lexicon
yaven: Javan

Original Word: יָוָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yaven
Pronunciation: yah-VAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ven')
Definition: Javan
Meaning: dregs, mud

Word Origin: Derived from the name of a son of Japheth, one of Noah's sons, as listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent of Javan is often associated with the term "Ἰωνία" (Ionia) or "Ἰάων" (Iao), reflecting the Greek regions and peoples.

Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "yaven" refers to Javan, a descendant of Japheth, and is often used to denote the region or people associated with him, typically identified with the Greeks or Ionians. The term is used to describe the geographical and cultural influence of the Greek world.

Cultural and Historical Background: Javan is traditionally associated with the Greek people, particularly the Ionians, one of the major tribes of ancient Greece. The Ionians were known for their significant contributions to Greek culture, philosophy, and science. The mention of Javan in the Bible reflects the historical interactions between the Israelites and the Greek world, especially during the Hellenistic period when Greek culture spread throughout the Near East.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
mire
NASB Translation
mire (1), miry (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָוֵן noun [masculine] mire; — absolute מִטִּיט הַיָּוֵן Psalm 40:3; construct טָבַעְתִּי בִיוֵן מְצוּלָה Psalm 69:3.

II. יון (√ of following, meaning unknown; יוֺנָה according to LagArmen. Stud. 7. 53; M. i. 228 = Persian wanâ but improbably; Sta§ 259 a conjectures יוֺנָה to be from אָנָה mourn, so DlPa 157).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
mire, miry

From the same as yayin; properly, dregs (as effervescing); hence, mud -- mire, miry.

see HEBREW yayin

Forms and Transliterations
בִּיוֵ֣ן ביון הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן היון bî·wên biVen bîwên haiYaVen hay·yā·wên hayyāwên
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 40:2
HEB: שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־
NAS: of destruction, out of the miry clay,
KJV: pit, out of the miry clay,
INT: of destruction clay of the miry set upon

Psalm 69:2
HEB: טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵ֣ן מְ֭צוּלָה וְאֵ֣ין
NAS: in deep mire, and there is no
KJV: in deep mire, where [there is] no standing:
INT: have sunk mire deep and there

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3121
2 Occurrences


bî·wên — 1 Occ.
hay·yā·wên — 1 Occ.
















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