Word Study · Strong's H3120 · Hebrew
יָוָן
Yavan
yaw-vawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yâvân
“Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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
Rendered in the KJV as
Javan.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- יָוָ֖ן3
- וְיָוָ֣ן2
- יָוָ֑ן2
- וְיָוָ֑ן1
- וְיָוָן֙1
- יָוָ֤ן1
- יָוָֽן׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- and Javan4
- Greece3
- Javan3
- O Greece1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 5
- HC/Npl · 2
- HC/Npm · 2
- HNpm · 2
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Daniel3 of 11 · 27%
- Genesis2 of 11 · 18%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 11 · 18%
- Ezekiel2 of 11 · 18%
- Isaiah1 of 11 · 9%
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Genesis2 occurrences
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:13יָוָ֤ןyavanproper noun (a name)Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.here: Javan
- Ezekiel 27:19וְיָוָן֙veyavanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.here: and Javan
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 8:21יָוָ֑ןyavanproper noun (a name)The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.here: Greece
- Daniel 10:20יָוָ֖ןyavanproper noun (a name)“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.here: Greece
- Daniel 11:2יָוָֽן׃yavanproper noun (a name)Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.here: Greece