Iectan

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ιεκτάν (Iektán) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew יָקְטָן (Yoqṭān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Iectan m sg (indeclinable)

  1. (biblical) Joktan (one of the two sons of Eber.)
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.10.25:
      Nātīque sunt Heber fīliī duo: nōmen ūnī Phaleg, eō quod in diēbus ēius dīvīsa sit terra: et nōmen frātris ēius Iectan.
      And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Iectan
genitive Iectan
dative Iectan
accusative Iectan
ablative Iectan
vocative Iectan