3315. Yepheth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Yepheth: Japheth

Original Word: יֶפֶת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yepheth
Pronunciation: yeh'-feth
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-feth)
Definition: Japheth
Meaning: Jepheth

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּתָה (pathah), meaning "to be spacious" or "to enlarge."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Japheth in the Strong's Concordance, as Japheth is primarily a Hebrew figure. However, the Greek Septuagint uses the transliteration Ιάφεθ (Iapheth) for Japheth.

Usage: Japheth is one of the three sons of Noah, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name is often associated with the idea of expansion or enlargement, which is reflected in the blessing Noah gives him in Genesis 9:27: "May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem; and may Canaan be his servant."

Cultural and Historical Background: Japheth is traditionally considered the ancestor of many Indo-European and some Asian peoples. In the Table of Nations found in Genesis 10, Japheth's descendants are associated with various regions and peoples, including the coastlands and islands of the Gentiles. This reflects the ancient understanding of the spread of different ethnic groups and languages after the flood.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from pathah
Definition
a son of Noah
NASB Translation
Japheth (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יֶ֫פֶת proper name, masculine third son of Noah, Ιαφεθ; — יֶפֶת: לְיֶפֶת ׳יַפְתְּ א Genesis 9:27( J), Genesis 7:13; Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:4; Genesis 9:23; Genesis 10:21(J); יָפֶ֑ת Genesis 9:18 (J), Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 10:1 (P), 1 Chronicles 1:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Japheth

From pathah; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity -- Japheth.

see HEBREW pathah

Forms and Transliterations
וָיֶ֖פֶת וָיֶ֜פֶת וָיָ֑פֶת וָיָֽפֶת׃ ויפת ויפת׃ יֶ֔פֶת יֶ֥פֶת יָֽפֶת׃ יפת יפת׃ לְיֶ֔פֶת ליפת lə·ye·p̄eṯ leYefet ləyep̄eṯ vaYafet vaYefet wā·yā·p̄eṯ wā·ye·p̄eṯ wāyāp̄eṯ wāyep̄eṯ yā·p̄eṯ Yafet yāp̄eṯ ye·p̄eṯ Yefet yep̄eṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 5:32
HEB: חָ֥ם וְאֶת־ יָֽפֶת׃
NAS: of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
KJV: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
INT: of Shem Ham and Japheth

Genesis 6:10
HEB: חָ֥ם וְאֶת־ יָֽפֶת׃
NAS: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
KJV: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
INT: Shem Ham and Japheth

Genesis 7:13
HEB: וְשֵׁם־ וְחָ֥ם וָיֶ֖פֶת בְּנֵי־ נֹ֑חַ
NAS: and Ham and Japheth, the sons
KJV: and Ham, and Japheth, the sons
INT: and Shem and Ham and Japheth the sons of Noah

Genesis 9:18
HEB: שֵׁ֖ם וְחָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וְחָ֕ם ה֖וּא
NAS: and Ham and Japheth; and Ham
KJV: and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham
INT: were Shem and Ham and Japheth and Ham he

Genesis 9:23
HEB: וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם וָיֶ֜פֶת אֶת־ הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה
NAS: But Shem and Japheth took a garment
KJV: And Shem and Japheth took a garment,
INT: took Shem and Japheth A garment and laid

Genesis 9:27
HEB: יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־
NAS: enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell
KJV: shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell
INT: enlarge may God Japheth dwell the tents

Genesis 10:1
HEB: שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם
NAS: Ham, and Japheth, the sons
KJV: Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons
INT: of Shem Ham and Japheth were born and sons

Genesis 10:2
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג
NAS: The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer
KJV: The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog,
INT: the sons of Japheth Gomer and Magog

Genesis 10:21
HEB: עֵ֔בֶר אֲחִ֖י יֶ֥פֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל׃
NAS: brother of Japheth, children were born.
KJV: the brother of Japheth the elder,
INT: of Eber brother of Japheth the older

1 Chronicles 1:4
HEB: שֵׁ֖ם חָ֥ם וָיָֽפֶת׃ ס
NAS: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
KJV: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
INT: Shem Ham and Japheth

1 Chronicles 1:5
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג
NAS: The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer,
KJV: The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog,
INT: the sons of Japheth Gomer Magog

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3315
11 Occurrences


lə·ye·p̄eṯ — 1 Occ.
wā·yā·p̄eṯ — 3 Occ.
wā·ye·p̄eṯ — 2 Occ.
yā·p̄eṯ — 2 Occ.
ye·p̄eṯ — 3 Occ.
















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