The sons of Noah and their name meaning
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis 5:32
| The name Shem means: שֵׁם Shêm, shame; the same as H8034; name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity):—Sem, Shem. |
| The name Ham means: חָם Châm, khawm; the same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country:—Ham. |
| The name Japheth means: יֶפֶת Yepheth, yeh’-feth; from H6601; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity:—Japheth. |
Who was which Father?
| Japheth is the Father of the Gentiles |
| Shem is the Father of the Israelites |
| Ham is the Father of the Philistines |
Sons of Japeth
See Genesis 10:2-5 {Japheth had 7 Sons}
| The name Gomer means :גֹּמֶר Gômer, go’-mer; from H1584; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess:—Gomer. |
| The name Magog means: מָגוֹג Mâgôwg, maw-gogue’; from H1463; Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern region: —Magog. |
| The name Madai means: מָדַי Mâday, maw-dah’-ee; of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia: —Madai, Medes, Media. |
| The name Javan means: יָוָן Yâvân, yaw-vawn’; probably from the same as H3196; 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. |
| The name Tubal means: תּוּבַל Tûwbal, too-bal’; or תֻּבַל Tubal; probably of foreign derivation; Tubal, a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity:—Tubal. |
| The name Meshech means: מֶשֶׁךְ Meshek, meh’-shek; the same in form as H4901, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him:—Mesech, Meshech. |
| The name Tiras means: תִּירָס Tîyrâç, tee-rawce’; probably of foreign derivation; Tiras, a son of Japheth:—Tiras |
Sons of Gomer
Gensis 10:3 [Gomer had 3 sons]
| The name Ashkenaz means: אַשְׁכְּנַז ʼAshkᵉnaz, ash-ken-az’; of foreign origin; Ashkenaz, a Japhethite, also his descendants: —Ashkenaz. |
| The name Riphath means: רִיפַת Rîyphath, ree-fath’; or (probably by orthographical error) דִּיפַת Dîyphath; of foreign origin; Riphath, a grandson of Japheth and his descendants:—Riphath. |
| The name Togarmah means: תּוֹגַרְמָה Tôwgarmâh, to-gar-maw’; or תֹּגַרְמָה Tôgarmâh; probably of foreign derivation; Togarmah, a son of Gomer and his posterity: —Togarmah. |
Sons of Javan
Gensis 10:4 [Javan had 4 sons]
| The name Elishah means :אֱלִישָׁה ʼĔlîyshâh, el-ee-shaw’; probably of foreign derivation; Elishah, a son of Javan: —Elishah. |
| The name Tarhish means:תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh, tar-sheesh’; probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite:—Tarshish, Tharshish. |
| The name Kittim means:כִּתִּי Kittîy, kit-tee’; or כִּתִּיִּי Kittîyîy; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine:—Chittim, Kittim. |
| The name Dodanim means: דֹּדָנִים Dôdânîym, do-daw-neem’; or (by orthographical error) רֹדָנִים Rôdânîym (1 Chronicles 1:7); a plural of uncertain derivation; Dodanites, or descendants of a son of Javan:—Dodanim. |
Sons of Ham
Gensis 10:6 [Ham had 4 sons]
| The name Cush means: כּוּשׁ Kûwsh, koosh; probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite:—Chush, Cush, Ethiopia. |
| The name Mizraim means: מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim, mits-rah’-yim; dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt: —Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim. |
| The name Phut means: פּוּט Pûwṭ, poot; of foreign origin; Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe:—Phut, Put |
| The name Canaan means: כְּנַעַן Kᵉnaʻan, ken-ah’-an; from H3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffick. |
Sons of Cush
Gensis 10:7-9 [Cush had 6 sons]
| The name Seba means: סְבָא Çᵉbâʼ, seb-aw’; of foreign origin; Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him: —Seba. |
| The name Havilah means: חֲוִילָה Chăvîylâh, khav-ee-law’; probably from H2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men:—Havilah. |
| The name Sabtah means: סַבְתָּא Çabtâʼ, sab-taw’; or סַבְתָּה Çabtâh; probably of foreign derivation; Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity:—Sabta, Sabtah. |
| The name Raamah means: רַעְמָה Raʻmâh, rah-maw’; the same as H7483; Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him):—Raamah. |
| The name Sabtecha means: סַבְתְּכָא Çabtᵉkâʼ, sab-tek-aw’; probably of foreign derivation; Sabteca, the name of a son of Cush, and the region settled by him:—Sabtecha, Sabtechah |
| The name Nimrod means:נִמְרוֹד Nimrôwd, nim-rode’; or נִמְרֹד Nimrôd; probably of foreign origin; Nimrod, a son of Cush:—Nimrod. Nimrod = “rebellion” or “the valiant” the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria |
Son of Raamah
Gensis 10:7 {The end of verse 7}[ Raamah had 2 sons]
| The name Sheba means: שְׁבָא Shᵉbâʼ, sheb-aw’; of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district:—Sheba, Sabeans. |
| The name Dedan means: דְּדָן Dᵉdân, ded-awn’; or (prolonged) דְּדָנֶה Dᵉdâneh; (Ezekiel 25:13), of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory:—Dedan. |
Sons of Mizram
Gensis 10:13-14 Mizraim had 6 sons
| The name Ludim means: לוּדִי Lûwdîy, loo-dee’; or לוּדִיִּי Lûwdîyîy; patrial from H3865; a Ludite or inhabitants of Lud (only in plural):—Ludim. Lydians. |
| The name Anamic means: עֲנָמִים ʻĂnâmîym, an-aw-meem’; as if plural of some Egyptian word; Anamim, a son of Mizraim and his descendants, with their country:—Anamim. |
| The name Lehabim means: לְהָבִים Lᵉhâbîym, leh-haw-beem’; plural of H3851; flames; Lehabim, a son of Mizraim, and his descendants:—Lehabim. |
| The name Naphtuhim means:נַפְתֻּחִים Naphtuchîym, naf-too-kheem; plural of foreign origin, Naphtuchim, an Egyptian tribe:—Naptuhim. |
| The name Pathrusim means: פַּתְרֻסִי Pathruçîy, path-roo-see’; patrial from H6624; a Pathrusite, or inhabitant of Pathros: —Pathrusim. |
| The name Casluhim means: כַּסְלֻחִים Kaçluchîym, kas-loo’-kheem; a plural probably of foreign derivation; Casluchim, a people cognate to the Egyptians:—Casluhim. |
Sons of Casluhim
Gensis 10:14 {The end of 14} [Casluhim had 2 sons}
| The name Philistima means: פַּתְרֻסִי Pathruçîy, path-roo-see’; patrial from H6624; a Pathrusite, or inhabitant of Pathros:—Pathrusim. |
| The name Caphtorim means: כַּסְלֻחִים Kaçluchîym, kas-loo’-kheem; a plural probably of foreign derivation; Casluchim, a people cognate to the Egyptians:—Casluhim. |
Sons of Canaan
Gensis 10:15-20 [Canaan had 11 sons]
| The name Sidon means :צִידוֹן Tsîydôwn, tsee-done’; or צִידֹן Tsîydôn; from H6679 in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine:—Sidon, Zidon. |
| The name Heth means: חֵת Chêth, khayth; from H2865; terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite:—Heth. |
| The name Jebusite means: יְבוּסִי Yᵉbûwçîy, yeb-oo-see’; patrial from H2982; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus: —Jebusite(-s). |
| The name Amorite means: אֱמֹרִי ʼĔmôrîy, em-o-ree’; probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes:—Amorite. |
| The name Girgasite means: גִּרְגָּשִׁי Girgâshîy, ghir-gaw-shee’; patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation); a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan:—Girgashite, Girgasite. |
| The name Hivite means: חִוִּי Chivvîy, khiv-vee’; perhaps from H2333; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine:—Hivite. |
| The name Arkite means: עַרְקִי ʻArqîy, ar-kee’; patrial from an unused name meaning a tush; an Arkite or inhabitant of Erek:—Arkite. |
| The name Sinite means: סִינִי Çîynîy, see-nee’; from an otherwise unknown name of a man; a Sinite, or descendant of one of the sons of Canaan:—Sinite. |
| The name Arvadite means: אַרְוָדִי ʼArvâdîy, ar-vaw-dee’; patrial from H719; an Arvadite or citizen of Arvad:—Arvadite. |
| The name Zemarite means: צְמָרִי Tsᵉmârîy, tsem-aw-ree’; patrial from an unused name of a place in Palestine; a Tsemarite or branch of the Canaanites:—Zemarite. |
| The name Hamathite means: חֲמָתִי Chămâthîy, kham-aw-thee’; patrial from H2574; a Chamathite or native of Chamath:—Hamathite. |
Sons of Shem
Genesis 10:22 [Shem had 5 sons]
| The name Elam means: עֵילָם ʻÊylâm, ay-lawm’; or עוֹלָם ʻÔwlâm; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites:—Elam. |
| The name Asshur means: אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr, ash-shoor’; or אַשֻּׁר ʼAshshur; apparently from H833 (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire:—Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838. |
| The name Arphaxad means:אַרְפַּכְשַׁד ʼArpakshad, ar-pak-shad’; probably of foreign origin; Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him:—Arphaxad. |
| The name Lud means: לוּד Lûwd, lood; probably of foreign derivation; Lud, the name of two nations:—Lud, Lydia. |
| The name Aram means: אֲרָם ʼĂrâm, arawm’; from the same as H759; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite:—Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. |
Son of Aram
Gensis 10: 23 [Aram had 4 sons]
| The name Uz means: עוּץ ʻÛwts, oots; apparently from H5779; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.:—Uz. |
| The name Hul means: חוּל Chûwl, khool; from H2342; a circle; Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by him:—Hul. |
| The name Gether means: גֶּתֶר Gether, gheh’-ther; of uncertain derivation; Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him:—Gether. |
| The name Mash means: מַשׁ Mash, mash; of foreign derivation; Mash, a son of Aram, and the people descended from him:—Mash. |
Son of Arphaxed
Gensis 10:24 [Arphaxad had 1 son]
Son of Salah
Gensis 10:24 [Salah had 1 son]
| The name Eber means: עֵבֵר ʻÊbêr, ay’-ber; the same as H5676; Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites: —Eber, Heber. H5676: עֵבֶר ʻêber, ay’-ber; from H5674; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; usually meaning the east): |
Sons of Eber
Gensis 10:25 [Eber had 2 sons]
Sons of Jaktan
Gensis 10:26-32 [Joktan had 13 sons]
| The name Almodad means: אַלְמוֹדָד ʼAlmôwdâd, al-mo-dawd’; probably of foreign derivation Almodad, a son of Joktan:—Almodad. |
| The name Sheleph means:שֶׁלֶף sheleph, sheh’-lef; from H8025; extract; Sheleph, a son of Jokthan:—Sheleph. |
| The name Hazarmaveth means:]חֲצַרְמָוֶת Chătsarmâveth, khats-ar-maw’-veth; from H2691 and H4194; village of death; Chatsarmaveth, a place in Arabia:—Hazarmaveth. |
| The name Jerah means: יֶרַח Yerach, yeh’-rakh; the same as H3391; Jerach, an Arabian patriarch:—Jerah. |
| The name Hadoram means: הֲדוֹרָם Hădôwrâm, had-o-rawm’; or הֲדֹרָם Hădôrâm; probably of foreign derivation; Hadoram, a son of Joktan, and the tribe descended from him:—Hadoram. |
| The name Uzal means: אוּזָל ʼÛwzâl, oo-zawl’; of uncertain derivation; Uzal, a son of Joktan:—Uzal. |
| The name Diklah means: דִּקְלָה Diqlâh, dik-law’; of foreign origin; Diklah, a region of Arabia:—Diklah. |
| The name Obal means: עוֹבָל ʻÔwbâl, o-bawl’; of foreign derivation; Obal, a son of Joktan:—Obal. |
| The name Abimael means: אֲבִימָאֵל ʼĂbîymâʼêl, ab-ee-maw-ale’; from H1 and an elsewhere unused (probably foreign) word; father of Mael (apparently some Arab tribe); Abimael, a son of Joktan:—Abimael. |
| The name Sheba means: סְבָא Çᵉbâʼ, seb-aw’; of foreign origin; Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him:—Seba. |
| The name Ophir means: אוֹפִיר ʼÔwphîyr, o-feer’; or (shortened) אֹפִיר ʼÔphîyr; and אוֹפִר ʼÔwphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East:—Ophir. |
| The name Havilah means: חֲוִילָה Chăvîylâh, khav-ee-law’; probably from H2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men:—Havilah. |
| The name Jobab means: יוֹבָב Yôwbâb, yo-bawb’; from H2980; howler; Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners:—Jobab. |
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