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

§ Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece"

1) Greece, Ionia, Ionians

2) location of descendants of Javan

יָוָן n.pr.gent Ionia ns Greece .(),