Joktan — the meaning of the Hebrew name יׇקְטָן

יׇקְטָן

Yoqṭân · pronounced yok-tawn' · Strong's H3355 · a man

Joktan means he will be made little.

Built from

קָטֹן qâṭôn (from, H6994) — to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6994; he will be made little; Joktan, an Arabian patriarch.

First appearance

Gen 10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Joktan

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 10:25Gen 10:26Gen 10:291Chr 1:191Chr 1:201Chr 1:23

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