3355. Yoqtan

Strong's Lexicon

Yoqtan: Joktan

Original Word: יָקְטָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yoqtan
Pronunciation: yok-TAWN
Phonetic Spelling: (yok-tawn')
Definition: Joktan
Meaning: Joktan

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root קָטַן (qatan), meaning "to be small" or "to be insignificant."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Joktan in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name primarily found in the Old Testament.

Usage: Yoqtan, or Joktan, is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah, and is listed as the father of several tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. The name may imply humility or insignificance, reflecting the root meaning of "small" or "insignificant."

Cultural and Historical Background: Joktan is a significant figure in the genealogies of Genesis, representing a branch of Shem's descendants. His lineage is associated with the early Semitic peoples who settled in the Arabian Peninsula. The tribes descending from Joktan are believed to have played a role in the development of early Arabian culture and trade. The genealogies in Genesis serve to trace the spread of humanity after the Flood and to establish the origins of various nations and peoples.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a desc. of Shem and ancestor of several Arabian tribes
NASB Translation
Joktan (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָקְטָן proper name, masculine son of Eber, descendant of Shem (DHM in MV compare his name in Arabic tradition, namely †aµtân: the √ √ and being both explained in Muµî‰ by strike, beat; see Lane^1777ff.) — Genesis 10:25,26,29 = 1 Chronicles 1:19; 1 Chronicles 1:20; 1 Chronicles 1:23, 'father' of various tribes of Yemen; ᵐ5 Ιεκταν.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Joktan

From qaton; he will be made little; Joktan, an Arabian patriarch -- Joktan.

see HEBREW qaton

Forms and Transliterations

וְיָקְטָ֣ן ויקטן יָקְטָֽן׃ יקטן׃ veyakeTan wə·yā·qə·ṭān wəyāqəṭān yā·qə·ṭān yakeTan yāqəṭān

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:25
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃
NAS: and his brother's name [was] Joktan.
KJV: and his brother's name [was] Joktan.
INT: name and his brother's Joktan

Genesis 10:26
HEB: וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־
NAS: Joktan became the father of Almodad
KJV: And Joktan begat Almodad,
INT: Joktan became of Almodad

Genesis 10:29
HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃
NAS: these were the sons of Joktan.
KJV: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
INT: these were the sons of Joktan

1 Chronicles 1:19
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃
NAS: and his brother's name was Joktan.
KJV: and his brother's name [was] Joktan.
INT: name and his brother's was Joktan

1 Chronicles 1:20
HEB: וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־
NAS: Joktan became the father of Almodad,
KJV: And Joktan begat Almodad,
INT: Joktan became of Almodad

1 Chronicles 1:23
HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃ ס
NAS: these [were] the sons of Joktan.
KJV: All these [were] the sons of Joktan.
INT: these the sons of Joktan

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3355
6 Occurrences

wə·yā·qə·ṭān — 2 Occ.
yā·qə·ṭān — 4 Occ.