H3355 H3355
Joktan — son of Eber and ancestor of Arabian tribes in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10; 1 Chronicles 1).
A Hebrew proper name (יָקְטָן) borne by a son of Eber and brother of Peleg in the Shemite genealogy. Joktan is presented as the 'father' — that is, the eponymous ancestor — of thirteen Arabian tribal groups centered in Yemen and southern Arabia (Gen 10:25–29; 1 Chr 1:19–23). While his brother Peleg's line leads to Abraham and Israel, Joktan's line maps the Semitic peoples of the Arabian Peninsula. Arabic tradition identifies him with Qaḥṭān, the legendary ancestor of the southern Arabs. The name's etymology is debated, though BDB connects it to an Arabic root meaning 'to strike.'
Senses
1. Yoqtan — The proper name Yoqṭān (יָקְטָן), a son of Eber and descendant of Shem, ancestor of thirteen Arabian tribal groups. His genealogy in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:25, 26, 29) and its Chronicler parallel (1 Chr 1:19, 20, 23) maps the Semitic peoples of southern Arabia and Yemen. Arabic tradition preserves his memory as Qaḥṭān, progenitor of the 'southern Arabs.' English and French render the name as 'Joktan,' while Spanish offers 'Yoqtan/Yoqtán,' and German follows with 'Joktan' as well, with only minor orthographic variation. 6×
AR["وَ-يَقْطان", "وَ-يَقْطَانُ", "يَقْطان", "يَقْطَانَ", "يَقْطَانُ"]·ben["আর-যক্তান", "ও-যক্তান", "যক্তান", "যক্তানের"]·DE["Joktan", "Joktans", "[ויקטן]", "[יקטן]", "und-Joktan"]·EN["Joktan", "Yoqtan", "and-Joktan", "and-Yoqtan"]·FR["Joktan", "et-Joktan"]·heb["ו-יקטן", "יקטן"]·HI["और-योक्तान", "और-योक्तान-ने", "योक्तान", "योक्तान-के"]·ID["Dan-Yoktan", "Yoktan"]·IT["Joktan", "e-Joktan"]·jav["Lan-Yoktan", "Yoktan", "lan-Yoktan"]·KO["그-와-욕단", "그리고-욕단이", "욕단", "욕단의"]·PT["E-Yoqtan", "Yoqtan"]·RU["И-Йоктан", "Иоктан", "Иоктана", "Йоктан", "и-Иоктан"]·ES["Y-Yoqtan", "Y-Yoqtán", "Yoqtan", "Yoqtán"]·SW["Na-Yoktani", "Yoktani"]·TR["Ve-Yoktan", "Yoktan", "Yoktan'ın", "ve-Yoktan"]·urd["اور-یقطان-نے", "و-یقطان", "یقطان", "یقطان-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יָקִטָן n.pr.m. son of Eber, descendant of Shem (DHM in MV comp. his name in Arabic tradition, viz. Ḳaḥtân; the √ √ قحط and وقط being both expl. in Muḥîṭ by ضرب strike, beat; v. Lane1777 ff.)—Gn 10:25, 26, 29 = 1 Ch 1:19, 20, 23, ‘father’ of various tribes of Yemen; 𝔊 Ιεκταν.