JAVAN — (Heb. יָוָן), fourth of the seven sons of Japheth, son of Noah and father of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim (or Rodanim; Gen. 10:2, 4; 1 Chron. 1:5, 7). The name Javan reflects the Greek heroic name Ion, the legendary ancestor of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Javan — Javán o Yaván (Idioma hebreo יָוָן, Yavan, Hebreo tiberiano Yāwān) es dentro de la mitología hebrea y judeocristiana uno de los hijos de Jafet. Se lo menciona en el primer libro de la Biblia, Génesis 10:4. Fue padre de cuatro hijos: Elisá, Tarsis … Wikipedia Español
javan — javan; javan·thro·pus; … English syllables
Javan — Javan, 1) ein Sohn Japhets, dessen Nachkommen[764] (Javaniter) nach Griechenland zogen, daher 2) J. so v.w. Griechenland; 3) Stadt im Glücklichen Arabien … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
JAVAN — fil. Iaphet. Gen. c. 10. v. 1. Is. c. 66. v. 19. Ezech. c. 27. v. 13. et 19. Ionum Parriarcha. Huius filii 4. Elisam Aeolum caput. Tharsis Cilicum auctor, Chettim Cypriorum, et Rhodanim Rhodiensium progenitor. torniel. A. M. 1931. n. 22. Sed vide … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Javan — This article is about the Biblical name Javan. For Katherine Kurtz s fictional character, see Javan of Gwynedd. Javan is also an adjectival form for Java, which refers to something from the island of Java, and distinct from the term Javanese… … Wikipedia
Javan — 1) The fourth son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the king of Javan (rendered Grecia, Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13).… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Javan ox — Ox Ox ([o^]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. a[ u]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The male of bovine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Javan — Hebrew for Ionia and hence the Greek area of Asia Minor which included Ephesus and Miletus (Acts 20:17; Rev. 1:11) and Greece in general, so that the king of Javan (Hebrew of Dan. 8:21) is a reference to Alexander the Great … Dictionary of the Bible
Javan Haldane (Gwynedd) — Javan Haldane of Gwynedd is a fictional character in the Deryni series of historical fantasy novels by Katherine Kurtz.Character introductionJavan Jashan Urien Haldane is the fourteenth King of Gwynedd. He is the ninth member of the House of… … Wikipedia