יוון

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely descended from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “Ion, ancestor of the Ionians”); compare the alternative forms Ἰάων (Iáōn) and Ἰάϝων (Iáwōn).

Proper noun

יוון \ יָוָן • (yaván) f

(biblical) Javan, the fourth son of Japheth
the nation descended from Javan, identified with the Ionians, and more generally the Greeks
Greece (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

יווני \ יְוָנִי‎ (y'vaní)
יוונית \ יְוָנִית‎ (y'vanít)

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