Japheth

[jey-fith]

noun

a son of Noah. Gen. 5:32.

Origin of Japheth

< Late Latin < Greek Iapheth < Hebrew Yepheth

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Contemporary Examples of japheth

God shall enlarge Japheth,  And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;  And Canaan shall be his servant.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis
The Daily Beast
March 24, 2014
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis
The Daily Beast
March 24, 2014
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis
The Daily Beast
March 24, 2014

Historical Examples of japheth

Ham will be ever lower than Shem; Shem will be ever lower than Japheth.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
The greater blessing was upon Japheth in his man-developing Europe.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
Ham was cursed to render service, forever, to Shem and Japheth.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
It was not founded in "consent" of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
For Japheth, however, he prays that he may become a true Japheth.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II
Martin Luther

British Dictionary definitions for japheth

Japheth

noun

Old Testament the second son of Noah, traditionally regarded as the ancestor of a number of non-Semitic nations (Genesis 10:1–5)

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Word Origin and History for japheth

Japheth

youngest of the three sons of Noah, from Latin Japheth, from Greek Iapheth, from Hebrew Yepheth, literally "enlargement," from causative form of the stem p-t-h "to be wide, spacious."