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Yepheth <a href="../hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316">►</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">Yepheth: Japheth</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יֶפֶת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Yepheth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yeh'-feth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yeh'-feth)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Japheth<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Jepheth<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root פָּתָה (pathah), meaning "to be spacious" or "to enlarge."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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."<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6601b.htm">pathah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a son of Noah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Japheth (11).<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">יֶ֫פֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>third son of Noah</b></font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ιαφεθ</font>; — <font class="hebrew2">יֶפֶת</font>: <font class="hebrew2">לְיֶפֶת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יַפְתְּ א</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>( J), <a href="/interlinear/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2</a> (P) = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-23.htm">Genesis 9:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21</a>(J); <font class="hebrew2">יָפֶ֑ת</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18</a> (J), <a href="/interlinear/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a> (P), <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">1 Chronicles 1:5</a>. <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>Japheth <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm">pathah</a>; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity -- Japheth. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm">pathah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<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/genesis/5-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 5:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָ֥ם וְאֶת־ <b> יָֽפֶת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Shem, Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Shem, Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/5-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Shem Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָ֥ם וְאֶת־ <b> יָֽפֶת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shem, Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Shem, Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Shem Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשֵׁם־ וְחָ֥ם <b> וָיֶ֖פֶת </b> בְּנֵי־ נֹ֑חַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth,</span> the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth,</span> the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Shem and Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> the sons of Noah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 9:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֖ם וְחָ֣ם <b> וָיָ֑פֶת </b> וְחָ֕ם ה֖וּא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth;</span> and Ham<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth:</span> and Ham<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were Shem and Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> and Ham he<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/9-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 9:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם <b> וָיֶ֜פֶת </b> אֶת־ הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But Shem <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> took a garment<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Shem <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> took a garment,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> took Shem <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> A garment and laid<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 9:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ <b> לְיֶ֔פֶת </b> וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> enlarge <span class="itali">Japheth,</span> And let him dwell<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall enlarge <span class="itali">Japheth,</span> and he shall dwell<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> enlarge may God <span class="itali">Japheth</span> dwell the tents<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם <b> וָיָ֑פֶת </b> וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth,</span> the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth:</span> and unto them were sons<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Shem Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span> were born and sons<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 10:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּנֵ֣י <b> יֶ֔פֶת </b> גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> [were] Gomer<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Japheth;</span> Gomer, and Magog,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> Gomer and Magog<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/10-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 10:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֵ֔בֶר אֲחִ֖י <b> יֶ֥פֶת </b> הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brother <span class="itali">of Japheth,</span> children were born.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the brother <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> the elder,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Eber brother <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> the older<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֖ם חָ֥ם <b> וָיָֽפֶת׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shem, Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Shem, Ham, <span class="itali">and Japheth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Shem Ham <span class="itali">and Japheth</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּנֵ֣י <b> יֶ֔פֶת </b> גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> [were] Gomer,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Japheth;</span> Gomer, and Magog,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons <span class="itali">of Japheth</span> Gomer Magog<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3315<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/leyefet_3315.htm">lə·ye·p̄eṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vayafet_3315.htm">wā·yā·p̄eṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vayefet_3315.htm">wā·ye·p̄eṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yafet_3315.htm">yā·p̄eṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yefet_3315.htm">ye·p̄eṯ — 3 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 = 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