Japheth

[ jey-fith ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Noah.

Japheth

/ ˈdʒeɪfɛθ /

noun

1. Old Testament the second son of Noah, traditionally regarded as the ancestor of a number of non-Semitic nations (Genesis 10:1–5)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Japheth¹

From Late Latin, from Greek Iapheth, from Hebrew Yepheth

Example Sentences

Laurel resident Japheth Bruce spent four days a week fishing at Patapsco before the pandemic.

From Washington Post

Shem and Japheth, after all, were rewarded for not looking: walking backward, carrying the garment while shielding their eyes.

From The New Yorker

One anonymous mailer criticizes Hawley’s record on gun rights claiming he won’t “protect our gun rights” and then asks to support Libertarian candidate Japheth Campbell.

From Fox News

Ham was the worst one of Noah’s three boys: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

From Literature

“It’s the first definite observation, but it’s not a surprise,” says Japheth Yates, a European Space Agency researcher who studies planetary magnetospheres but was not part of the studies.

From Scientific American