Japheth

English

Etymology

A translation of Hebrew יֶפֶת (yépheth).

Proper noun

Japheth

1. (biblical) The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 9:18,

     And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

2. A male given name of biblical origin.

Translations

third son of Noah

• Arabic: يافث (ar) (yāfaṯ)
• Armenian: Հաբեթ (Habet')
• Czech: Jáfet (cs) m

• Finnish: Jaafet (fi)
• Portuguese: Jafé (pt)
• Spanish: Jafet, Japhet (Old Spanish)