"Japheth" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛθ/ [UK, US], /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɪθ/ [UK, US], /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛð/ [UK, US], /ˈdʒɛ̯ɪfɪf/ [General-South-African, colloquial], /(d)ʒeɪ̯ˈfɛt/ [English, Quebec]
Etymology: From Middle English Jafeth (as attested in Wycliffe's Bible), from Old English Iafeth (see e.g. Aelfric of Eynsham) and Middle French Japhet, both from Late Latin Iaphet, Iafeth, from Koine Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth), from Hebrew יֶפֶת (yépheth). Further origin uncertain; folk etymology as well as rabbinical and patristic claims usually point to a meaning like "enlarged", in reference to Genesis 9:27, or "fair" (pale, in reference to complexion). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Jafeth}} Middle English Jafeth, {{inh|en|ang|Iafeth}} Old English Iafeth, {{der|en|frm|Japhet}} Middle French Japhet, {{der|en|LL.|Iaphet}} Late Latin Iaphet, {{m|la|Iafeth}} Iafeth, {{der|en|grc-koi|Ἰάφεθ}} Koine Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth), {{der|en|he|יֶפֶת|tr=yépheth}} Hebrew יֶפֶת (yépheth) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Japheth
  1. (biblical) 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). Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (third son of Noah): Yefet (Afrikaans), Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth) (Ancient Greek), يَافَث (yāfaṯ) (Arabic), Հաբեթ (Habetʻ) (Armenian), ইয়াফেস (iẏafeś) (Bengali), Jáfet [masculine] (Czech), Jafet (Dutch), Jaafet (Finnish), Japhet (French), Jafet (French), Japhet [masculine] (German), Japheth [masculine] (German), Ιάφεθ (Iáfeth) [masculine] (Greek), Jáfet (Hungarian), Iáfat [masculine] (Irish), Jafet (Italian), Japheth [masculine] (Latin), Japhet [masculine] (Latin), Japhetus [masculine] (Latin), Japetus [masculine] (Latin), Iafeth (Latin), Iapetus (Latin), Iaphet (Latin), Iaphetus (Latin), Iapheth (Latin), Jafeth (Middle English), Japhet (Middle French), Յաբէթ (Yabētʻ) (Old Armenian), Jafet [masculine] (Polish), Jafé (Portuguese), Иафе́т (Iafét) [masculine] (Russian), Jafet (Spanish), Japhet (english: Old Spanish) (Spanish), Gia-phết (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Japheth-en-name-PMdMO~Ux Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'third son of Noah': 81 19
  2. (uncommon) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Japheth-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Old Armenian terms with redundant script codes: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Jafeth, Japhet, Iapheth [rare]

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun}} Japheth
  1. Alternative form of Jafeth Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Jafeth
    Sense id: en-Japheth-enm-noun-tFKTEJBM Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Biblical characters"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1856, Sir John Stoddart, The student's handbook of ancient history: from the earliest records to the fall of the western empire, page 6",
          "text": "To the sons of Japheth; Spain, France, Greece, Germany, Asia Minor, Circassia, and Europe in general...Gomer: his numerous descendants spread themselves over a considerable part of Asia Minor, and the north of Europe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1897, Jonathan Perkins Weethee, The Eastern Question, in Its Various Phases: Egyptian, British, Russian, Ottoman, Hebrew, American, and Messianic, page 164",
          "text": "The name Japheth (Yahpheth) the extender, or fair, has also been given by one who knows the character from the beginning. Japheth's posterity was to be fair, and spread over the world. Two derivations are given to the name...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Charles Kannengiesser, Handbook of patristic exegesis: the Bible in ancient Christianity",
          "text": "The Septuagint (LXX) Greek was considered by the rabbis as the only language capable of serving as a translation of the Hebrew...In rabbinic interpretation, Japheth represented the Greeks, Shem the Hebrews.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Paul Robert Magocsi, A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples, Second Edition, University of Toronto Press, page 202",
          "text": "Now, in 1620, the Orthodox group took advantage of a visit by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophanes, who in October of that year [said] of the Cossacks: \"We all know about the Cossacks, that these chivalrous men are of our race, are of our kin, and are true Orthodox Christians...They are the descendants of the glorious Rus', of the seed of Japheth who fought Byzantine Greece on land and on sea.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Noah",
          "Noah"
        ],
        [
          "Shem",
          "Shem"
        ],
        [
          "Ham",
          "Ham"
        ],
        [
          "blessing",
          "blessing"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Japhetic",
          "Japhetic"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "approx.",
          "approx.#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indo-European",
          "Indo-European#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) 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)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Hebrew",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with uncommon senses",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1957, The Saturday Evening Post Stories",
          "text": "“If you are not ready, come with me to another beach,” Japheth said anxiously. “I said,” Jed Elliott said flatly, his teeth showing, “that I can take care of myself.” And the tone was too flat. “Would the americano fight?\" Don Leon asked.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology, Tachyon Publications, page 299",
          "text": "“I want to see the bear, Japheth,” said a young Crow. Japheth shook his head, said, “I'll take you to Willow Ridge and show you the black bears that live above the Green River when we get back home, Lowell.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin."
      ],
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        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪfɪθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛð/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɛ̯ɪfɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "General-South-African",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(d)ʒeɪ̯ˈfɛt/",
      "tags": [
        "English",
        "Quebec"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Jafeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Iapheth"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Yefet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yāfaṯ",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "يَافَث"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Habetʻ",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Հաբեթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "Yabētʻ",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Յաբէթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "iẏafeś",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "ইয়াফেস"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jáfet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jaafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japheth"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Iáfeth",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ιάφεθ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Iápheth",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Ἰάφεθ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jáfet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Iáfat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japheth"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japhetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Japetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Iafeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Iapetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Iaphet"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Iaphetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Iapheth"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Iafét",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Иафе́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Jafet"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Old Spanish",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Japhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "third son of Noah",
      "word": "Gia-phết"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Aelfric of Eynsham",
    "James Tissot",
    "Wycliffe's Bible"
  ],
  "word": "Japheth"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Japheth",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Jafeth"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English proper nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of Jafeth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jafeth",
          "Jafeth#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Japheth"
}

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