The meaning of “יֶפֶת”
Understanding Yepheth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Japheth. - § Japheth = "opened" - Jepheth, a son of Noah - also his posterity 1) the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants a...
יֶפֶת
Japheth. - § Japheth = "opened" - Jepheth, a son of Noah - also his posterity 1) the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:23 | “And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.” Word: יֶפֶת (Yepheth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 1:5 | “The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.” Word: יֶפֶת (Yepheth) |