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Japheth in a sentence
Japheth meaning
- The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham, who received a blessing from God with Shem, considered to be the ancestor of the Japhetic people(s) (associated approx. with Indo-Europeans and Turkic peoples).
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Synonyms of Japheth
Using Japheth
- The main meaning on this page is: The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham, who received a blessing from God with Shem, considered to be the ancestor of the Japhetic people(s) (associated approx. with Indo-Europeans and Turkic peoples). | A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- Useful related words include: man, adult male.
- In the example corpus, japheth often appears in combinations such as: to japheth.
Context around Japheth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Japheth
- In this selection, "japheth" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tactician, critic, son, munala, omojuwa and hasunga stand out and add context to how "japheth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include back to japheth and brother of japheth the elder. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "japheth" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with japheth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Smaller productions of the American version have the actor cast as Cain doubling as Japheth. (15 words)
Some traditions narrated that 36 languages of the world could be traced back to Japheth. (15 words)
Another explanation based on a Jehovah's Witness understanding of the Bible gives the likelihood to Japheth as being the eldest. (21 words)
In this adaptation, Japheth has fallen in love with the family servant girl, Yonah, and wants to bring her onto the Ark to survive the flood, but is forbidden because Yonah is descended from Cain. (35 words)
The " Book of Jasher ", published by Talmudic rabbis in the 17th century, provides some new names for Japheth's grandchildren not found in the Bible, and provided a much more detailed genealogy (see Japhetic ). (34 words)
The verse is translated in the King James Version as follows, "Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born". (34 words)
Example sentences (12)
Malkia Strikers tactician Japheth Munala has reaffirmed Lorine Chebet, Sharon Chepchumba, Christine Siwa, Leoninda Kasaya and Immaculate Chemutai who will all be making their debut is up to the task.
Popular blogger and social media critic, Japheth Omojuwa has weighed in on trending rumours of Mercy Aigbe and Toke Makinwa living off a wealthy sponsor.
Sh2.5bn project to curb rhino killing launched (3 days ago) - The deputy minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Japheth Hasunga, has launched a Sh2.5.
Another explanation based on a Jehovah's Witness understanding of the Bible gives the likelihood to Japheth as being the eldest.
Depicted in the book as Noah's younger son, Japheth is barely into adulthood, but at Noah's instigation is already married.
Frederick E. Greenspahn says that "Most moderns accept the common sequence of names as reflecting birth order and understand 10:21 as describing Shem as Japheth's older brother.
In this adaptation, Japheth has fallen in love with the family servant girl, Yonah, and wants to bring her onto the Ark to survive the flood, but is forbidden because Yonah is descended from Cain.
Smaller productions of the American version have the actor cast as Cain doubling as Japheth.
Some traditions narrated that 36 languages of the world could be traced back to Japheth.
The " Book of Jasher ", published by Talmudic rabbis in the 17th century, provides some new names for Japheth's grandchildren not found in the Bible, and provided a much more detailed genealogy (see Japhetic ).
The differing interpretations depend on whether the Hebrew word ha-gadol ("the elder") is taken as grammatically referring to Japheth, or Shem.
The verse is translated in the King James Version as follows, "Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born".
Common combinations with japheth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to japheth 3×