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yoqṭān יׇקְטָן ‘Joktan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qāṭōn קָטֹן ‘be small’
Roots: קטון

yoqṭān pr n m pers
Joktan = "smallness"
1) son of Eber and descendant of Shem and patriarch of various Arabian tribes

Mentioned in Genesis 10:29, 10:25, 10:26 1 Chronicles 1:23, 1:19, 1:20

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