Quick Definition
Joktan
Biblical Persons & Places
Joktan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25;
only referred to as Joktan (יׇקְטָן);
son of Eber;
a brother of Peleg;
father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab.
Strong's Definition
Joktan, an Arabian patriarch
Derivation: from H6994 (קָטֹן); he will be made little;
KJV Usage: Joktan.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Joktan = "smallness"
1) son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25;
son of: Eber (H5677);
brother of: Peleg (H6389);
father of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
§ Joktan = "smallness"
son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָקְטָן
yoqṭân
BDB Definition:
Joktan = smallness
1) son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6994
Total KJV Occurrences: 6