Jokshan
יׇקְשָׁןStrong’s H3370yoqshan (yoq-shan)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yoqshan is the Hebrew word usually translated “jokshan”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2
How it's translated
- jokshan 2
- and jokshan 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
יׇקְשָׁן yoqshan · Jokshan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989); brother of: Zimran (H2175), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Sheba (H7614I) and Dedan (H1719C); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327) § Jokshan = "snarer" a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.