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Meaning and etymology of the name Jokshan
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Jokshan 
Jokshan is one of the six sons of Abraham with his second wife Keturah (Genesis 25:2). The Bible doesn't mention Jokshan after this, and his only claim to fame is that he is a brother of Midian.
The name Jokshan comes from  (yaqosh) originally meaning to lay a snare, set a trap, snare. This verb occurs forty times, most often metaphorically meaning ensnaring people (1 Samuel 18:21, Psalm 18:5, Jeremiah 5:26).
Some derivatives:
 (yaqosh), meaning bait-layer or fowler (Hosea 9:8);
(yaqush), also meaning bait-layer or fowler (Proverbs 6:5);
 (moqesh), meaning either bait or snare (Exodus 10:7, Amos 3:5).
The name Jokshan means One Who Sets A Snare, or Fowler (NOBS Study Bible Name List). Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names also derives this name from the above mentioned verb, and renders the name Jokshan as Sportsman, possibly assuming that Jokshan was hunting for fun.
Related names are Kish and Kishon.
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