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Lexicon :: Strong's H3120 - yāvān

Aa
יָוָן
Transliteration
yāvān
Pronunciation
yaw-vawn'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as יַיִן (H3196)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 855

Strong’s Definitions

יָוָן Yâvân, yaw-vawn'; probably from the same as H3196; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); 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:—Javan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3120 in the following manner: Javan (7x), Grecia (3x), Greece (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3120 in the following manner: Javan (7x), Grecia (3x), Greece (1x).

  1. Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

      proper locative noun

    2. Greece, Ionia, Ionians

      1. location of descendants of Javan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָוָן Yâvân, yaw-vawn'; probably from the same as H3196; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); 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:—Javan.
STRONGS H3120: Abbreviations
† ארנבן proper name, of a location whence wine, so Co Ezekiel 27:19 for MT וְדָן וְיָוָן; compare Assyrian wine of Aranabanim.

† יָוָן proper name, of a people Ionia(ns), Greece (Greek Ἰάονες (i.e. originally Ἰάονες), see also Greek Version of the LXX below; Old Persian Yauna SpiegAPK 237; Assyrian Iamanu (Iavanu) DlPa 248 ff. COTGloss; Egyptian Ye-van-(n)a, see WMM369f. compare also 24 ff.; see especially on this word StaDe Populo Javan 1880) — Ionians, as traders Ezekiel 27:13, Greek Version of the LXX Ἑλλάς (named with תּוּבַל, מֶשֶׁךְ; in Ezekiel 27:12 תַּרְשִׁישׁ in Ezekiel 27:14 תּוֺגַרְמָה); compare יְוָנִי (adjective, of a people) below; as distant, Isaiah 66:19, Greek Version of the LXX Ἑλλάς (with תַּרְשִׁישׁ, פּוּל, לוּד, תּוּבַל and הָאִיִּים הָֽרְחֹקִים; list to be emended from Greek Version of the LXX Staib. 5 ff.); called 'son' of Japhet Genesis 10:2 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:5, and 'father' of אֱלִישָׁא, תַּרְשִׁישׁ, כִּתִּים and רֹדָנִים (so read for דֹדָנִים) Genesis 10:4 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:7 (in these Greek Version of the LXX Ιωυναν, see LagBN 84 Anm. **); addressed (personified) בָּנַיִךְ יָוָן Zechariah 9:13 (opposed to בניך צִיּוֺן) Greek Version of the LXX Ἕλληνες, and so in following; מֶלֶךְ יָוָן Daniel 8:21 (see מַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָ֑ס Daniel 8:20) = king of Greece i.e. kingdom over which Alexander ruled, whose dominion was afterward divided (see Daniel 8:22ff.); שַׂריָֿוָן Daniel 10:20 of the guardian-angel of Greece (see פָּרָס שַׂר Daniel 10:20a); מַלְכוּת יָוָן Daniel 11:2 (Daniel 10:20b פָּרַֹס). — Ezekiel 27:19 וְיָוָן is textual error, see וְדָן above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:2; 10:4

1 Chronicles

1:5; 1:7

Isaiah

66:19

Ezekiel

27:12; 27:13; 27:14; 27:19; 27:19

Daniel

8:20; 8:21; 8:22; 10:20; 10:20; 10:20; 11:2

Zechariah

9:13

H3120

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3120 matches the Hebrew יָוָן (yāvān),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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The sons H1121 of Japheth H3315 were Gomer H1586, Magog H4031, Madai H4074, Javan H3120, Tubal H8422, Meshech H4902, and Tiras H8494.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:4 - The sons H1121 of Javan H3120 were Elishah H473, Tarshish H8659, Kittim H3794, and [fn]Dodanim H1721.

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The sons H1121 of Japheth H3315 were Gomer H1586, Magog H4031, Madai H4074, Javan H3120, Tubal H8422, Meshech H4902, and Tiras H8494.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 - The sons H1121 of Javan H3120 were Elishah H473, Tarshish H8659, Kittim H3794, and [fn]Rodanim H1721.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - “And I will put H7760 a sign H226 among them and send H7971 survivors H6412 from them to the nations H1471: Tarshish H8659, [fn]Put H6316, Lud H3865, [fn]Meshech H4902, Tubal H8422, and [fn]Javan H3120, to the distant H7350 coastlands H339 that have neither H3808 heard H8085 of My fame H8088 nor H3808 seen H7200 My glory H3519. And they will declare H5046 My glory H3519 among the nations H1471.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:13 - “Javan H3120, Tubal H8422, and Meshech H4902, they were your traders H7402; with human H120 lives H5315 and vessels H3627 of bronze H5178 they paid H5414 for your merchandise H4627.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:19 - “Vedan H2051 and Javan H3120 paid H5414 for your merchandise H5801 from Uzal H187; wrought H6219 iron H1270, cassia H6916, and spice H7070 reed H7070 were among your merchandise H4627.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:21 - “The shaggy H8163 [fn]goat H5795 represents the [fn]kingdom H4428 of Greece H3120, and the large H1419 horn H7161 that is between H996 his eyes H5869 is the first H7223 king H4428.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:20 - Then he said H559, “Do you [fn]understand H3045 why H4100 I came H935 to you? But I shall now H6258 return H7725 to fight H3898 against H5973 the prince H8269 of Persia H6539; so I am leaving H3318, and behold H2009, the prince H8269 of [fn]Greece H3120 is about to come H935.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2 - “And now H6258 I will tell H5046 you the truth H571. Behold H2009, three H7969 more H5750 kings H4428 are going to arise H5975 [fn]in Persia H6539. Then a fourth H7243 will gain H6238 far H1419 more H1419 riches H6239 than H4480 all H3605 of them; as soon as he becomes strong H2393 through his riches H6239, [fn]he will stir H5782 up H5782 the entire H3605 empire against the realm H4438 of [fn]Greece H3120.

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For I will bend H1869 Judah H3063 [fn]as My bow H7198,

I will fill H4390 the bow H7198 with Ephraim H669.

And I will stir H5782 up H5782 your sons H1121, Zion H6726, against H5921 your sons H1121, Greece H3120;

And I will make H7760 you like a warrior’s H1368 sword H2719.

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