H7384a H7384a
Diphath — a descendant of Japheth, son of Gomer (variant spelling)
Diphath appears in 1 Chronicles 1:6 as a son of Gomer and descendant of Japheth in the Table of Nations. This is a variant spelling of Riphath, which appears in the parallel passage in Genesis 10:3. The variation between 'D' and 'R' in Hebrew script is minimal and easily confused, explaining the textual variant. The Septuagint transliterations (Eriphath, Riphae, Riphath) show the same person referenced across manuscripts with slight spelling differences.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name: son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth in the Table of Nations (1 Chronicles 1:6). This represents a variant spelling of Riphath (Genesis 10:3), with the initial consonant difference reflecting scribal variation. The Septuagint's varied transliterations confirm these refer to the same individual. No additional information about this descendant of Japheth survives beyond genealogical mention. 1×
AR["وَ-ديفاث"]·ben["ও-দীফৎ"]·DE["[ודיפת]"]·EN["and-Diphath"]·FR["et-Diphath"]·heb["ו-דיפת"]·HI["और-रीफत"]·ID["dan-Difat"]·IT["e-Difat"]·jav["lan-Difat"]·KO["그-와-디밧"]·PT["e-Difat"]·RU["и-Рифат"]·ES["y-Difat"]·SW["na-Difathi"]·TR["ve-Difat"]·urd["و-دیفت"]
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
† דִּיפַת n.pr.m. a son of Gomer son of Japhet 1 Ch 1:6; but read prob. רִיפַת (q.v.); 𝔊 Ἐρειφαθ, Ῥιφαε; 𝔊L Ῥιφαθ; ‖ Gn 10:3 רִיפַת 𝔊 Ῥιφαθ, Ἐριφαθ.