Strong's H3120 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יָוָן (Yâvân)

Pronunciation: yaw-vawn'

POS: yaw-vawn' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: probably from the same as ; effervescing (i.e. hot and active);

Definition: probably from the same as יַיִן; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia; Javan.

KJV Usage: Javan.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians
• 6. 2a) location of descendants of Javan

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