Definitions for japhethˈdʒeɪ fɪθ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ja•phethˈdʒeɪ fɪθ(n.)

  1. a son of Noah. Gen. 5:32.

    Category: Bible

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Japheth(noun)

    (Old Testament) son of Noah

Wiktionary

  1. Japheth(ProperNoun)

    The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham.

  2. Japheth(ProperNoun)

    of biblical origin.

  3. Origin: A translation of יֶפֶת.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. 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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