Japheth

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Iaphet, from Koine Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth), from Hebrew יֶפֶת‎ (yépheth).

Pronunciation

(US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒeɪfɛθ/, /ˈdʒeɪfɪθ/

Proper noun

Japheth

(biblical) The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 9:18,
  And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
A male given name of biblical origin.

Derived terms

Japhetic

Translations

third son of Noah

Arabic: يَافَث‎‎ (yāfaṯ)
Armenian: Հաբեթ (Habetʿ)
Old Armenian: Յաբէթ (Yabētʿ)
Czech: Jáfet m
Finnish: Jaafet
German: Japhet m, m
Greek: Ιάφεθ m (Iáfeth)
Ancient: Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth)

Italian: Geppetto
Latin: Japheth m, Japhet m, Japhetus m, Japetus m
Portuguese: Jafé
Russian: Иафе́т m (Iafét)
Spanish: Jafet, Japhet (old Spanish)

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