H3125: יְוָנִי
Yᵉvânîy · pronounced yev-aw-nee' · “Greek”
Definition
a Jevanite, or descendant of Javan
KJV translates it as: Grecian.
Word origin: patronymically from H3121 (יָוֵן);
Extended definition
Someone from Greece, founded by Java who was a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494);
father of: Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721); also called Greek at Jol.3.6 + NT.
Group of ya.van (יָוָן "Javan" H3120)
Grecian, Ionian
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494);
father of: Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721); also called Greek at Jol.3.6 + NT.
Group of ya.van (יָוָן "Javan" H3120)
Grecian, Ionian
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3125 is translated
- greeks ×1
Bible verses with H3125 (Yᵉvânîy)
Yᵉvânîy appears in 1 verse.
- Joel 3:6
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.