וְ/יָוָ֣ן
𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤍
veyavan
and Javan
probably from the same as יַיִן; effervescing (i.e. hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia; Javan.
Genesis 10:2 · Word #6
Lexicon H3120
| Lemma | יָוָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Yâvân |
| Strong's | H3120 |
| In-context | and Javan |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H3120-01
and Yavan
| Root | יון (y-w-n) |
| Core Meanings | effervescence, ferment, agitation; by extension Javan (Ionian), the Greek peoples |
| Semantic Range | The personal name of Yavan (a descendant of Japheth); the ancestral figure of the Ionian/Greek peoples; the territory associated with the Greeks; occasionally a region in Arabia bearing the name. |
| Conceptual Significance | Yavan appears in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10) as progenitor of the Greek peoples, representing the western maritime world in Israel’s worldview. The name later functions as a biblical designation for the Greeks and their lands, marking the expanding horizon of Israel’s historical and prophetic interactions. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ (waw, "and") + proper noun masculine singular (Np), absolute form; no pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the conjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to the proper noun יָוָן (Yavan), a masculine singular name. The rendering preserves the personal and ethnogeographic identity of the name while maintaining the singular proper noun form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יון (effervescence, ferment, agitation; by extension Javan (Ionian), the Greek peoples)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3121-01 |
biven | in the dregs-mire of |
H3121-02 |
hayaven | the dreg-mire |
H3125-01 |
hayevanim | the Yavanites |
Word Usage (11 occurrences of H3120)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:2 | וְ/יָוָ֣ן | veyavan | and Javan |
| Genesis 10:4 | יָוָ֖ן | yavan | Javan |
| Isaiah 66:19 | וְ/יָוָ֑ן | veyavan | and Javan |