Strong's Hebrew · H3355

יׇקְטָן

Yoqṭân · yok-tawn'

Joktan.

Definition

Joktan, an Arabian patriarch

Derivation

from H6994 (קָטֹן); he will be made little;

Appears 6 times in Scripture

1 Chronicles 1:19

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:29

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:20

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Genesis 10:25

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:26

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1 Chronicles 1:23

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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