Jafeth
English
editNoun
editJafeth
- Rare form of Japheth.
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin Iaphet, from Koine Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth), from Hebrew יֶפֶת (yépheth).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editJafeth
- Japheth (Biblical character)
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 9:23”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And ſotheli Sem and Jafeth puttiden a mentil on her ſchuldris, and thei ȝeden bacward, and hileden the ſchameful membris of her fadir, and her faces weren turned awei, and thei ſien not the priuy membris of her fadir.
- Due to that, Shem and Japheth put a mantle on their shoulders, and they went backwards and covered their father's nether regions, so that they didn't see their father's privates.
Descendants
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