Japheth

[ jey-fith ]

/ ˈdʒeɪ fɪθ /

noun

a son of Noah. Gen. 5:32.

Origin of Japheth

< Late Latin < Greek Iapheth < Hebrew Yepheth

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The Dabneys and the Farleys made one party, and Japheth knew the steamer and the sailing date.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde

On the other hand, Shem and Japheth are blessed, but in comparison with Ham, they and their posterity are beggarly.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II|Martin Luther
Whether the mental powers of Shem and Japheth, were originally superior to those of Ham, we know not.
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin|A. Woodward
These are two independent branches of the tree of living forms, as the Greeks and Romans were branches of the stock of Japheth.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters|E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)
Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for japheth

Japheth

/ (ˈdʒeɪfɛθ) /

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."