JAPHETH


Meaning of JAPHETH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjā-fəth ]

noun

Etymology: Latin Japheth or Greek Iapheth, from Hebrew Yepheth

Date: before 12th century

: a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Medes and Greeks

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