Japheth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Japheth in British English:
UK [ˈdʒeifeθ]
How to pronounce Japheth in American English:
US [ˈdʒeˌfɪθ, ˈdʒæfɪθ]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) son of Noah
Word Origin
- Japheth
- youngest of the three sons of Noah, from Latin Japheth, from Greek Iapheth, from Hebrew Yepheth, literally "enlargement," from causative form of the stem p-t-h "to be wide, spacious."
Example
- 1. Noah had three sons : shem , ham and japheth .
- 2. Noah had three sons , shem , ham , and japheth .
- 3. And noah begat three sons , shem , ham , and japheth .
- 4. Consequently , shem , ham and japheth are the fathers of modern civilization .
- 5. Kjv and noah begat three sons , shem , ham , and japheth .