How to Pronounce Javan

What does Javan mean?

Javan means “deceiver; one who makes sad”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was 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). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race. (2.) A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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