Yoqshân — H3370

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jokshan, an Arabian patriarch

1. Jokshan = "snarer"
2. a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan

Usually translated as

Jokshan

Origin

from H3369; insidious

• Derived from Yâqôsh (H3369)

Occurrences

Yoqshân occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 25:2 — And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan (יָקְשָׁ֔ן), and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
• Genesis 25:3 — And Jokshan (וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן) begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:32 — Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan (וְיָקְשָׁ֛ן), and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:32 — Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan (יָקְשָׁ֖ן); Sheba, and Dedan.