Strong's Hebrew · H3355
H3355 Yoqṭân
יׇקְטָן
yok-tawn'
Joktan
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Yoqṭân appears 6 times in Scripture, in Genesis and 1 Chronicles. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
Joktan, an Arabian patriarch
In the King James Version
Joktan.
Derivation
from H6994 (קָטֹן); he will be made little;
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.”
“Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.”
“And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,”
“Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.”
“And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,”
“Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
