Word Study · Strong's H3355 · Hebrew
יׇקְטָן
Yoqtan
yok-tawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yoqṭân
“Joktan, an Arabian patriarch”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Joktan, an Arabian patriarch
Rendered in the KJV as
Joktan.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- יָקְטָֽן׃3
- וְיָקְטָ֣ן2
- יָקְטָֽן׃ ס1
How it is rendered · 3
- [was] Joktan2
- and Joktan2
- Joktan2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 4
- HC/Npm · 2
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 10:25יָקְטָֽן׃yaketanproper noun (a name)Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.here: [was] Joktan
- Genesis 10:26וְיָקְטָ֣ןveyaketanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,here: and Joktan
- Genesis 10:29יָקְטָֽן׃yaketanproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Joktan
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:19יָקְטָֽן׃yaketanproper noun (a name)Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.here: [was] Joktan
- 1 Chronicles 1:20וְיָקְטָ֣ןveyaketanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,here: and Joktan
- 1 Chronicles 1:23יָקְטָֽן׃ סyaketanproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Joktan