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Japheth — the meaning of the Hebrew name יֶפֶת

יֶפֶת

Yepheth · pronounced yeh'-feth · Strong's H3315 · a man

Japheth means expansion.

Built from

פָּתָה pâthâh (from, H6601) — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6601; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity.

First appearance

Gen 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (KJV)

Every verse that names Japheth

11 occurrences in 11 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 5:32Gen 6:10Gen 7:13Gen 9:18Gen 9:23Gen 9:27Gen 10:1Gen 10:2Gen 10:211Chr 1:41Chr 1:5

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