Definitions for japhethˈdʒeɪ fɪθ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ja•phethˈdʒeɪ fɪθ(n.)
a son of Noah. Gen. 5:32.
Category: Bible
Princeton's WordNet
Japheth(noun)
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Wiktionary
Japheth(ProperNoun)
The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham.
Japheth(ProperNoun)
of biblical origin.
Origin: A translation of יֶפֶת.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Japheth
one of the three sons of Noah and the ancestor of the Gentiles, as distinct from the descendants of Shem, or the Semites, and of Ham, or the Hamites. See Iapetos.
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