H7384b H7384b
Riphath — a descendant of Japheth, son of Gomer
Riphath appears in Genesis 10:3 as a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth in the Table of Nations. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 1:6 has the variant Diphath. Josephus identified this lineage with the Paphlagonians of Asia Minor. Some scholars connect the name to the Rhebas River (modern Riva) on the Thracian Bosphorus, suggesting a geographic connection. The exact ethnic or geographic referent remains uncertain, though a northern or northwestern Asia Minor location seems likely.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name: son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth (Genesis 10:3). Ancient interpreters like Josephus associated this lineage with Paphlagonia in northern Asia Minor. Some scholars connect the name to the Rhebas River on the Thracian Bosphorus. The Table of Nations uses personal names to represent ethnic groups or geographic regions, so Riphath likely designates a people or territory in northwestern Anatolia. 1×
AR["وَ-رِيفَاتُ"]·ben["আর-রীফত"]·DE["und-Rifat"]·EN["and-Riphath"]·FR["et-Riphath"]·heb["ו-ריפת"]·HI["और-रीफत"]·ID["dan-Rifat"]·IT["e-Riphath"]·jav["lan-Rifat"]·KO["그리고-리밧"]·PT["e-Rifat"]·RU["и-Рифат"]·ES["y-Rifat"]·SW["na-Rifathi"]·TR["ve-Rifat"]·urd["اور-ریفت"]
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
† רִיפַת n. pr. gent. ‘son’ of Gomer (of Japhet);—Gn 10:3 (P; > ‖ 1 Ch 1:6 דִּיפַת q.v.); Joseph. makes = Paphlagonians; Bo LagGes. Abh. 255 cp. river Ῥήβας (Arrian Peripl. 12, 3) = Rhebas (PlinNH vi. 4), on Thracian Bosphorus, but v. Di.