yavan · Javan

What it means

yavan (יָוָן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Javan”.

A son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Javan ×10
• Greece ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• 1 Chronicles×2
• Isaiah×1
• Ezekiel×2
• Daniel×3
• Zechariah×1

• Genesis 10:2

  The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

• Genesis 10:4

  And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

• 1 Chronicles 1:5

  The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

• 1 Chronicles 1:7

  And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

• Isaiah 66:19

  And I will set among them a sign, and I will send from them those who escaped to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, Tubal and Javan, the distant coastlands that have not heard my fame nor seen my glory; and they will declare my glory among the nations.

• Ezekiel 27:13

  Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traders; with souls of men and objects of bronze they paid for your exchange.

• Ezekiel 27:19

  Vedan and Javan from Uzal paid for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane were in your exchange.

• Daniel 8:21

  And the goat, the shaggy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes, that is the first king.

• Daniel 10:20

  And he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and I am going out, and look, the prince of Javan is coming.

• Daniel 11:2

  And now I will declare to you truth. Look, three more kings will stand up in Persia, and the fourth will gain great riches more than all; and when he is strong through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Javan.

• Zechariah 9:13

  For I have bent Judah for myself as a bow, I have filled it with Ephraim; and I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.