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Strong's H3120 יָוָן (yavan)

Yavan means “Javan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3120 — malakos (“soft”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3120
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 11
Books 6

Strong's H3120 Quick Answer

Strong's H3120 יָוָן (Yavan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yavan (yaw-vawn') n/l. 1. effervescing (i.e. hot and active) 2. Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include javan and sons. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yavan (yaw-vawn') n/l. 1. effervescing (i.e. hot and active) 2. Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory
Usage
11 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
javan and sons

Meaning and Definition

Yavan (yaw-vawn') n/l. 1. effervescing (i.e. hot and active) 2. Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory 3. also of a place in Arabia [probably from the same as H3196] KJV: Javan. Root(s): H3196

Original Word
יָוָן
Transliteration
Yavan
Derivation
Root: יין First root strongs: 3196
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3120. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Javan

Usage: 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. § Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece" 1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah 2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians 2a) location of descendants of Javan

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How Strong's H3120 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yavan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Javan Genesis 10:2 7× sons Zechariah 9:13

How Strong's H3120 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3120 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3120 in the Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:2 KJV

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Genesis 10:4 KJV

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1 Chronicles 1:5 KJV

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Usage Excerpts

First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3120.

Genesis 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Isaiah 66:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
Ezekiel 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
Daniel 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel 10:20 Old Testament, KJV
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
Daniel 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Zechariah 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3120, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 10:2 Genesis 10:4
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1:5 1 Chronicles 1:7
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 66:19
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 27:19
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 8:21 Daniel 10:20 Daniel 11:2
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 9:13

Strong's H3120 FAQ

What does yavan (יָוָן) mean?

Yavan (Strong's H3120) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Javan". Yavan (yaw-vawn') n/l. 1. effervescing (i.e. hot and active) 2. Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory

How many times is yavan (יָוָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H3120 across 6 books.

Where can I study yavan (יָוָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3120 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yavan (יָוָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as javan and sons. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.