Strong's Lexicon Yavan: Javan Original Word: יָוָן Word Origin: Derived from the name of a son of Japheth, one of Noah's sons, as listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Ἰωνία (Ionia) - G2482: Refers to the region of Ionia in Asia Minor, associated with the Ionian Greeks. - Ἰάων (Iaōn) - G2394: A Greek name that may be related to the Hebrew Yavan. Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "Yavan" refers to the descendants of Javan, who are traditionally understood to be the Ionian Greeks. The term is used to denote the region and people associated with Greece, particularly the Ionian coast and islands. Cultural and Historical Background: Yavan is identified with the ancient Greeks, specifically the Ionians, who were one of the four major Greek tribes. The Ionians were known for their significant contributions to Greek culture, philosophy, and science. The mention of Yavan in the Bible reflects the historical interactions between the Israelites and the Greek world, especially during the Hellenistic period following the conquests of Alexander the Great. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as yonah Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land NASB Translation Greece (4), Javan (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs ארנבן proper name, of a location whence wine, so Co Ezekiel 27:19 for ᵑ0 וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrian wine of Aranabanim. יָוָן proper name, of a people Ionia ns), Greece (Greek Ἰάονες (i.e. originally Ἰάονες), see also ᵐ5 below; Old Persian Yauna SpiegAPK 237; Assyrian Iamanu (Iavanu) DlPa 248 ff. COTGloss; Egyptian Y:e-v:a-n-(n)a, see WMM369f. compare also 24 ff.; see especially on this word StaDe Populo Javan 1880) — Ionians, as traders Ezekiel 27:13, ᵐ5 Ἑλλάς (named with תּוּבַל, מֶשֶׁךְ; in Ezekiel 27:12 תַּרְשִׁישׁ in Ezekiel 27:14 תּוֺגַרְמָה); compare יְוָנִי (adjective, of a people) below; as distant, Isaiah 66:19, ᵐ5 Ἑλλάς (with תַּרְשִׁישׁ, מּוּל, לוּד, תּוּבַל and הָאִיִּים הָֽרְחֹקִים; list to be emended from ᵐ5 Staib. 5 ff.); called 'son' of Japhet Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:5, and 'father' of אֱלִישָׁא, תַּרְשִׁישׁ, כִּתִּים and רֹדָנִים (so read for דֹדָנִים) Genesis 10:4 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:7 (in these ᵐ5 Ιωυναν, see LagBN 84 Anm. **); addressed (personified) בָּנַיִךְ יָוָן Zechariah 9:13 (opposed to בניך צִיּוֺן) ᵐ5 Ἕλληνες, and so in following; מֶלֶךְ יָוָן Daniel 8:21 (see מַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָ֑ס Daniel 8:20) = king of Greece i.e. kingdom over which Alexander ruled, whose dominion was afterward divided (see Daniel 8:22ff.); שַׂריָֿוָן Daniel 10:20 of the guardian-angel of Greece (see שַׂר מָּרָס va); מַלְכוּת יָוָן Daniel 11:2 (v:b מָּרַֹס). — Ezekiel 27:19 וְיָוָן is textual error, see וְדָן above. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Javan Probably from the same as yayin; effervescing (i.e. Hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia -- Javan. see HEBREW yayin Forms and Transliterations וְיָוָ֑ן וְיָוָ֣ן וְיָוָן֙ ויון יָוָ֑ן יָוָ֖ן יָוָ֤ן יָוָֽן׃ יון יון׃ veyaVan wə·yā·wān wəyāwān yā·wān yaVan yāwānLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 10:2 HEB: וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ NAS: and Madai and Javan and Tubal KJV: and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, INT: and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech Genesis 10:4 1 Chronicles 1:5 1 Chronicles 1:7 Isaiah 66:19 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 27:19 Daniel 8:21 Daniel 10:20 Daniel 11:2 Zechariah 9:13 11 Occurrences |
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