Midvash

יׇקְטָןYoqṭân

proper name, masculine: son of Eber, descendant of Shem (Genesis 10:25; Genesis 10:26; Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:19; 1 Chronicles 1:20)

Pronunciation: yok-tawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3355

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:25 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  • Genesis 10:26 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
  • Genesis 10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:19 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:20 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
  • 1 Chronicles 1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).