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JAPHETH
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• JAPHETH (noun)
The noun JAPHETH has 1 sense:
1. (Old Testament) son of Noah
Familiarity information: JAPHETH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
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