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Yevani <a href="../hebrew/3126.htm" title="3126">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Yevani: Greek, Grecian</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יְוָנִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Yvaniy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yeh-vah-NEE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yev-aw-nee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Greek, Grecian<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a Jevanite<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from יָוָן (Yavan), referring to the region of Greece or the people of Greece.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The corresponding Greek term is Ἕλλην (Hellēn - Strong's Greek 1672), which is used in the New Testament to refer to Greeks or Gentiles in general.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Yevani" is used to denote individuals from Greece or those of Greek descent. In the Hebrew Bible, it often refers to the people and culture associated with the ancient Greek civilization, which was known for its influence on philosophy, art, and politics.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Greeks, known as Yevanim in Hebrew, were a significant cultural and political force in the ancient world. Their influence extended across the Mediterranean and into the Near East, particularly during the Hellenistic period following the conquests of Alexander the Great. The interaction between the Jewish people and the Greeks was marked by both conflict and cultural exchange, as seen in the Maccabean Revolt and the subsequent Hellenistic influence on Jewish society.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3120.htm">Yavan</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>desc. of Javan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Greeks (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">יְוָנִי</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective, of a people</b></font> only with article as proper name, of a people: <font class="hebrew2">וּבְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלַםִ מְכַרְתֶּם לִבְנֵי הַיְּוָנִ֑ים</font> Joel 4:6 (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ἕλληνες</font>) <em>and the sons of Jerusalem ye have sold to the sons of the Ionians</em> (compare <font class="hebrew2">יָוָן</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Ezekiel 27:13</a>). — See Sta<sup>ib</sup>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יוֺסֵף</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יוֺסִפְיָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">יסף</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יוֺעֵאלָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">יעל</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יוֺעָשׁ</font> see below '<font class="hebrew2">יהוה</font>; <font class="hebrew2">יוּעַם</font> see II. <font class="hebrew2">עמם</font> </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hoph`al</b></font>.<p><font class="hebrew2">יוֺרָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">ירה</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יוּשַׁב חֶ֫סֶד</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">שׁוּב</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יוֺשָׁה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יְשַׁוְיָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">ישׁה</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יזה</font> (√ whence first element of following; perhaps compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb040201.gif"> <em>congregatus, conglomeratus fuit.</em>, Frey). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Grecian <p>Patronymically from <a href="/hebrew/3121.htm">yaven</a>; a Jevanite, or descendant of Javan -- Grecian. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3121.htm">yaven</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַיְּוָנִ֑ים היונים haiyevaNim hay·yə·wā·nîm hayyəwānîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joel/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם לִבְנֵ֣י <b> הַיְּוָנִ֑ים </b> לְמַ֥עַן הַרְחִיקָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Jerusalem <span class="itali">to the Greeks</span> in order<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and sold the sons <span class="itali">to the Greeks</span> order to remove<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3125.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3125.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3125<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haiyevanim_3125.htm">hay·yə·wā·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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